The Conversation on the Indo-Pacific with George Yeo, Former Foreign Minister of Singapore

[@emeritusdavidteo5553]

A man of vision and wisdom relevant to both the west and China. Any diplomat will do well listening to his opinions.

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@meganfoxbf]

George Yeo no longer in Singapore politics , why always use the Singapore Foreign Minister brand ? in order to score points for those who have goodwill with the current Singapore Government ? don't have confident in himself and use Singapore brand as a step up ?

[@wongcw08]

"Former"

[@kaimingraymondchoi9909]

For the benefit of the panel and all our friends watching, I would like to tell you:- China electricity price continuously dropped in the past twenty years. Thanks for its huge investment in hydro-power. China medical cost and education cost have dropped a lot in the past five years. Thanks to Xi's effort to curb corruption and allocated resources to help the middle and lower class. Housing prices are dropping. Thanks to the CCP policy, houses are for people to live not for people to speculate. Yet it is this government that get tons of criticism from the West. China may need to sell more mirrors overseas.

[@lv9657]

Criticism from the west mainly due to fear of losing their dominant and racism.

[@Buttercookies0]

You have forgotten to thank the CCP for driving away foreign investors until so many of your citizens become unemployed. New graduates cannot find employment. Factories have no new orders and are closing one by one. Many are unable to repay their property loans, civil servants' salaries are being cut etc. etc. etc.

[@longcimb]

Why does China need to sell it's mirrors, when others don't want to buy

[@paulchoo6216]

Well said I agree 100% 👏👏about China should sent more mirror to the western world

[@Surstromming22]

beautifully put.

[@Jeffrey2323]

George Yeo is a very wise man. I only hope the audience understands him.

[@wewave23]

His ideas are more original and thought stimulating than Kishore who is more influenced by the western dictates.

[@kevinlee7539]

Do you?

[@0204Gu]

Don’t worry, his audience are also pretty smart 😊

[@wewave23]

@@kevinlee7539 You could be the only one who do not understand

[@donaldjoseph3903]

​@@wewave23Both are very pro PRC..

[@tohhockann1571]

A very impressive George Yeo.

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@linus631]

Big fan of George Yeo. Excellent discussion! Thank you!❤😊

[@kaimingraymondchoi9909]

Rule based international order is by definition some nations or group of nations created these rules and trying impose these rules onto other nations. Of course, given the cultural differences, levels of development etc. this is very difficult to achieve. But the worst part of this rule base international order is that it is frequently breached by the States pushing this international order. In other words, they are applied by the initiating states only at times when it is beneficial to them

[@litesp]

Rules-based International Order = (1) Do as I say, not as I do. (2) We have the right to do what we want, and you have the right to do what we want. (3) There are rules for thee but none for me.

[@Michaelwklee]

The rules apply to other countries they try to contain and not themselves

[@gohsiewhau4819]

@@litesp number 1 is Do as I say or else...

[@PhiloSurfer]

I made the rules, I give the orders, and you obey without questions. BTW, these rules don't apply to me.

[@kaimingraymondchoi9909]

@@PhiloSurfer It is becoming very clear to the world why United States want to sell democratic system and suppress communism or even destroy communism. After the WWII, United States has determined to be the world leader. It conducted a series of invasions militarily and otherwise. This otherwise includes economics, financials, information, technological, cultural, media, election process etc. When we look at the western countries, they all have democratic systems. At the same time, their government bodies are filtrated with US appointees. Their national policies and strategies are very much controlled by United States. It was almost effortless to turn Australia away from the French and choose to buy the submarines from United States. All leaders from the western countries fully understand that anyone that stand up against United States will get kick from all sides.Germany, Australia, Britain etc. are no more than a State similar to California.

[@lordshiva1958]

India is fundamentally an expansionist continuation of illegal British India. There was no empire called "India" before England conquered and pieced together unconnected territories on the subcontinent. Before that the northern one-third of it belonged to muslim Central Asia. Ladakh was originally a Tibetan kingdom just like Sikkim, Bhutan and the entire Northeast inhabited by Mongoloid people. Tamil Nadu had always been a proud independent Chola kingdom with our own ethnicity, language and history. Even Canada recently called for the recognition of an independent Khalistan. Kashmir people do not deserve to be brutalized by the invasion of the Indian army. As anyone can see, India was never a naturally-evolved nation but came about when England exhausted by WW2 hastily handed power and the army to their cronies in Delhi. It was akin to thieves passing on their loot to robbers so today India is still an illegitimate empire that needs to be broken up.

[@calvyncraven1141]

Its Asia Pacific. Not Indo Pacific.

[@stephenlock7236]

The US regime has this propensity to always redefine events, definitions, eras, geography, agreements, contracts, developments and next to everything else, to suit its whims and fancies. That's when corruption becomes lobbying, murders become collateral damage, lies become alternative facts, torture become enhanced interrogation and so on. You can never hold and trust the US regime to any agreement, contract as has been proven again and again. In that sense the current Ukrainian Russian conflict is a classic case of that untrustworthiness of the US regime.

[@hongqi5734]

Agree. What right has the US to name it Indo-Pacific, and they are not even in the Geographical location?

[@AG-GA]

Agree. We love to see american have a indian hindu brain. so let it be , we dont care. ;-)

[@Surstromming22]

Long live George Yeo.

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@stayprepared2388]

Every countries have some traitors , Singapore is no exception.

[@juhantoon6524]

As long as EU get away or minimize the influence of US in European business and affairs, the better EU will be. Better be in the position of dangerous (ie as foe of US) than being fatal (as friend of US).

[@Andy-P]

West is rallying around America because of China's best friend invasion of Ukraine and threatened invasion of Taiwan. China has no understanding of alliances.

[@lordshiva1958]

Our soldiers did not venture out on their own to raid the Chinese border guards. They did not choose to die at the Galwan Valley border. They were ordered by higher command. So we must ask why the Indian high command decided to carry out this ill-fated military operation. Did they do so with the blessings or permission of our political leaders? Or was it a misunderstanding/mistake down the army line that led to unintended consequences?

[@terry1708]

When Modi needs an enemy to collect support, they fight with China

[@hongqi5734]

If India keeps believing the CIA, the 1962 border war will repeat itself.

[@Andy-P]

Indian soldiers died defending their country just like the Ukranian's are against China's best friend

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@w.z.6062]

very insightful talk

[@lordshiva1958]

I hope disintegration of India can be as bloodless as possible. If even a so-called totalitarian Soviet Union could see the light, why can't India that claims to be free and democratic? Violence can break out, sometimes. We saw Indira gunned down by the Sikhs who wanted a free Khalistan. In the south, Rajiv lost his head because we couldn't stand him. 1-1 The unfolding story is still history in the making.

[@lordshiva1958]

Stop pretending the prehistoric Maurya empire has anything to do with India any more than it has to do with Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka. The ancient empire of bygone ages had long vanished into the mists of time, and over the ages, mass migrations happened. Given sketchy records and dearth of historical evidences, it's unknowable if the ancient people in those days were even related to any of the present populations here today. Beside, India is purely a recent British birthchild pieced together with the unconnected regions of vastly different languages, ethnicities and histories. Yes, India as a nation - even the name "India" is a recent British creation - has a history of only 70+ years. Don't let us pretend India has an ancient history of thousands of years. There was simply no political entity called India before British colonial rule. This is all fantastical hindutva propaganda of a mythical bharat - drawing on mythologies and Mahabharat fairy tales - to justify an expansionist ambition to subjugate every other sovereign nation on the Indian subcontinent! India as the offshoot of her criminal British colonial master has indeed inherited all the British predatory instincts. Even as she now flatly denies it, she has every intention of subjugating every other remaining independent nation on the subcontinent.

[@mmojave]

It's not just Trump who is a liar.... I guess Mr Yeo thinks too highly of other US politicians.

[@ganboonmeng5370]

SINGAPORE IS A LITTLE RED DOT....THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE...WE HV TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD....HENCE..WE..ARE EXCEPTIONAL...ON THIS ASPECT...THE BEST..OF OUR FOREIGN SERVICE...IS..AMONGST THE BEST IN THE WORLD...IN UNDERSTANDING GEOPOLITIC !

[@kathri1006]

I like this metaphor of the identity of a being is layered. The individual at the core, then family, then the ethnic, then country, then world/ human, then spirit/ Godly represented by the moral expression and action which is missing now, lost in commercialism. The quality of governance needs to be judged by generosity, equality, lack of corruption, crime etc etc., It will s like Russian dolls, Babushka. Inside one there is another. The God can look different externally but internally the spirit is what matters. Not how you looks like.

[@acommon1]

The BEST ASSESSMENT of history, ASEAN / EU, 🇨🇳 China, USA / Trump, trade , long view, etc.

[@hatchegg80]

another similarity between singapore and hungary, apart from being small nations, are that we dominate swimming in our respective regions. hunagarian swimming is world-class

[@ammlu3556]

He is scared because when elephants fight it is the grass which gets trampled and Singapore is grass.

[@greatasia606]

George Yeo was manufactured by Singapore's westernised education system. Thus, there is a limit to his understanding of Chinese civilisation. He is a person who believes in God, not knowing that his Chinese ancestors shifted away from the practice of divine worship 2500 years ago. Chinese intelligentsia has been secular for more than 2000 years. He is like a diploma holder who didn't get the chance to attend university, therefore, something is missing. Thanks to our great sages, we Chinese don't think in black and white like sheep; we also don't play the God's game of good versus evil. Around 1000 years ago the Mongols under the leadership of Genghis Khan had built an empire that reached some parts of Europe. Mongol armies pulled back from Europe when the successor to the throne were killed in Sichuan, China. But, today, Mongols is a member of Chinese family, and Genghis Khan has become a part of Chinese history. This wouldn't happen if Chinese were to play the God's game of good versus evil like what westerners did in their long dirty history. No matter who you are, Chinese will accept you if you believe that you're a member of this family and willing to fight to protect this family. Many Chinese sages who lived 2500 years ago were socialists, thus, socialism has a long history in China. This is another subject westerners have yet to explore. Western system of top 1% (God) ruling over the other 99% (sheep) will have to end in the future. In the past, they used God and churches to rule; today, they are using Democracy and mainstream media to lord over the people. It's a feudal system that is not going to evolve faster than the people it lords upon. Ha ha ha!

[@westhypocrisy]

Please read the bible and then let me know if there is anything in the bible that says "Western system of top 1% (God) ruling over the other 99% (sheep)"?

[@lagrangewei]

@@westhypocrisy then why do you call the western god a "lord"? =) all organized religion are like that. otherwise they would be call unorganized religion...

[@cteeim6174]

GY is trying to explain to the West in terms and context which at least they could be interested to listen. Talk to the West about socialism and they will condemn CN as communist and that Western democracy is much superior to CN. The West is idiotic and misguided bullies. But how else to talk to these kind of people. So thank GY for speaking to the West in ways which CN is not able to or hate to do.

[@onexoxtoo]

The China gov now is an extreme example of the top 1% ruling over 99%.

[@greatasia606]

@@westhypocrisy The Bible is created by the top 1%.

[@willgates8383]

What incompetence, you can’t even pronounce the guest speakers name !!!

[@tanpengjoo7205]

Why keep wasting times n resources going around giving analysis n unrealistic n unproductive comments on other countries matters, solve our own small island population c p f n seniors selling tissue papers at train stations more urgent . Foreigners are taking away Singaporean good paying jobs. Go solve our local issues first , high costs of living especially h d b prices ,

[@LonganLee]

If someone is outright apologist for China, why not be a man and admit it?

[@CjxJamie]

If someone is outright sycophant of the West, why not be a dog and admit it?

[@medialcanthus9681]

Then why not just admit you are small minded .

[@jademoon1530]

Has George Yeo said anything that is untrue? Stop the Hate! Are you jealous of China being the only country with a continuous ancient civilization carrying on to this day? What does George Yeo have to be an apologist for China when China has done the amazing thing, unprecedented in this world, by bringing 800+ million of their people out of abject poverty. This is something to be commended for. China does not need anyone to be an apologist for them!!! Stop your racist hate! Mr. Yeo has had a distinctive career with lots of experience, so he is well qualified to say what he says. His knowledge of the Chinese language also gives him the advantage of understanding China.

[@greatasia606]

Chinese civilisations don't think in black and white like a sheep. Chinese civilisations also don't play the God's game of good versus evil. There is no China equals evil and the US equals good here. Chinese civilisation shifted away from the practice of divine worship during the time when the ancestors of westerners were still wearing animals' skins. Ha ha ha!

[@jellybee218]

What would a vegetable know about anything 😅

[@onexoxtoo]

GY is a 50-cent army, he has sunk so low

[@MsOpineminded]

You are a fool. Not even worth 2 cents.😆

[@khtay8731]

Onetoo, I guess you're 🦧 👍

[@lv9657]

What are you if compared with George. You don't even worth 50 cts not to mention have the capability to stand on such podium LOL

[@medialcanthus9681]

Just because he speaks mind? So why have you sunk so low?

[@pompigogenocide_pigo4783]

Just as @onexoxtoo are PomPigO genocide little barking fart. Every time PigO passing gas @onexoxtoo bark.

[@kalipotmeng]

Mr. Yeo presents China better than a Chinese ! And he has world knowledge. Impressive.

[@BigFoot-w4d]

Isn’t Yeo Chinese? His ethnicity certainly is so no idea what you are talking about, mate.

[@dunzhen]

​@@BigFoot-w4d Oh come on you know what the commenter meant. Just think about it harder if you don't

[@shizhibiao]

indeed!

[@Khiscage]

@@BigFoot-w4d Stop showing your ignorance. George Yeo is Singaporean.

[@birdyashiro1226]

当局者迷，旁观者清。当人站在另外一个角度时，更容易看清现实。从外面看中国和其他国家的关系感觉相当不同呢。

[@christopherbong6639]

It is Asia Pacific. Not Indo Pacific.

[@gohsiewhau4819]

LKY is very knowledgeable about chinese cultures n civilisation!! He learnt chinese language n weitings st adult age, after he became leader !! Even at very old age, he still continued his learnings on chinese language, history, classics etc... He kept his tuition teacher till his very old age. He was pragmatic n applied some sun-tze strategies in his dealings too😅😅😅👍💪👏🙏

[@jerrylee1682]

Unfortunately LKY cannot clone himself. When a government cannot perpetuate thinkers it’ll stop thinking

[@hongqi5734]

Mr. Yao is even better in Chinese History than LKY, especially in ancient history, and his pronunciation is more precise.

[@lordshiva1958]

To be truthful, the British by way of shenanigans extended borders into China at a time when China was weakened, distracted and in turmoil. Actually, India is sitting on wide areas of China's territory in the northern fringes and the entire northeast. South Tibet in its entirety (which we renamed Arunachal Pradesh) , for instance, belongs to China.

[@peterwang5660]

Well that doesn’t matter because the locals today would rather be part of India.

[@grouchypatch9185]

​@@peterwang5660 Speak for yourself.

[@peteryau9712]

@@peterwang5660go and compare the differences in economic, infrastructural n health development of the Tibet under China n that part under India before u made such uneducated comments

[@terry1708]

And in India, Muslims' living circumstances are much difficult or worse than in China.

[@hongqi5734]

You are absolutely correct

[@picandvideo]

Fascinating! Learn so much about geopolitics and historical perspectives. 👏👏👏

[@lordshiva1958]

Historically, Tamil Nadu even had our own diplomatic relations with other countries far and wide. The proof is manifested - for example - in Tamil language (NOT friggin Hindi) being accepted in Singapore and Malaysia as one of their official languages. This is implicit international recognition of the status of Tamil Nadu as an independent nation. The intervention of the British Empire to rob us of our nationhood had been truly a deplorable episode in recent world history.

[@grouchypatch9185]

Independence for Tamil Naidu.

[@joegoh1968]

The brits should be held accountable for a lot of our modern conflicts and ills around the world.

[@hongqi5734]

I agree on Tamil Nadu and Kerala should be independent states and Punjab should be a state of Khalistan. Hyderabad was forced annexed into India.

[@tweedy4sg]

Free Tamil Nadu. But surprisingly, most Tamils are not as "hot" for statehood or independence as say, the Kashmiri Muslims. Why is that so ?

[@hongqi5734]

I agree with your agreement. The South Indians were natives of Southern India while the Northern Indians were a mix of immigrants from Iran, Egypt, and former Mesopotamia regions.

[@hfyen8008]

George Yeo is doing Singapore proud on the world stage with his reservoir of knowledge and possess the rare ability to retrieve the appropriate information to articulate his views A brilliant man indeed

[@everythingandmore5537]

George Yeo is an embarrassed to Singaporeans.He loves China. He should become Chinese citizenship and give up his singaporean citizenship.

[@jerrylee1682]

I don’t think any of our S’pore government ministers can speak like this nor has the vision and clarity like George has

[@everythingandmore5537]

@@jerrylee1682 George Yeo should move to china and become a citizen there. He should be a supporter of the west and a critic of the CPC. Instead he is trying to balance china and the west. As a singaporean he must support the west against china . Hopefully Singapore PM don't listen to his advice.

[@Maka1212able]

Totally disagree..why should Singapore support the corrupted and collapsing West whose governments have totally lost their sense of direction. PM will do the country good by not following the West, especially US, a failing empire, like France and UK and Germany...

[@lengthao8424]

​​@@everythingandmore5537You want war bring It on stupits China will destroy you........!!!!!!!!!! He is want peace that why he want peoples understand China lives peacefully together.

[@kooisengchng5283]

The most important take away point is that Asians want development and growth, NOT war. So Blinken and company going all over Asia forming warring parties is a no no. Except S Korea and Japan - these 2 countries are occupied countries. Each has dozens of american bases esp Japan. Asians must maintain this mindset of growth above hostilities, cooperation over hegemony and mutual respect for each other.

[@Andy-P]

South Korea, Japan & Taiwan are democratic and want to remain that way. American help is required else China will dominate them as they did back inImperial times. China claims all SCS - other countries are not happy about that.

[@onexoxtoo]

Look at how China waged war on Vietnam, Tibet, and now, on Taiwan. A gov with no legitimacy to rule intends to invade a democratic, people elected gov.

[@peterchen952]

It is so hard to find another scholars or politician’s that know so much about the world history. For example like Trump or Biden they don’t know anything about China that’s why they have hard time dealing with the CPC.

[@gohsiewhau4819]

Not that they don't know...guess it is because the think white is superior than colored !?!? This is prejudice mindset that blocks them. They don't try it strive or put effort to understand others ! Chinese culture is respect all beings n peaceful coexistence with all n universe...this Chinese Sun-Tze said too, "know own self n know others in order to be successful in life !" This is so right for anyone to do this, be it getting along with anyone, even in family, or getting along with neighbor, with other business people, the other nations etc...entire universe as small to big entirety. PEACE is prerequisite for every progress, developments n doing better, hopefully the collective western countries led by Americans politicians learn something from George Yeo...even a small part😊

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@meganfoxbf]

George Yeo no longer in Singapore politics , why always use the Singapore Foreign Minister brand ? in order to score points for those who have goodwill with the current Singapore Government ? don't have confident in himself and use Singapore brand as a step up ?

[@中華傲訣]

George Yeo is a pragmatic person but alas sensible, people with objective views constitute a small portion in this world. If not, how could the world be so chaotic throughout history with all kinds of nonsensical policies leaders made?

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@ex0duzz]

Who is to say that objectivity or sense/reason/pragmatism leads towards order and not "chaos"? Perhaps an objective, pragmatic and reasonable view is to accept that not only the world, but the universe or reality itself is chaotic in nature. Perhaps objectivity and reason leads one of to accept that there is no such thing as objectivity and reason to begin with and that everything is relative and chaotic/random instead. There's many objective or sensible, pragmatic people who believe in chaos theory and a non deterministic universe. It could be a self fulfilling prophecy that such beliefs breed chaos and conflict itself. Others believe that competition/conflict is better than accomodation and harmony in terms of human progression. It is a question of philosophy and ideology that is as old as human consciousness itself. As long as one has free will and self determination there will always be competition and conflict. It is like religion or god. Many supposed objective, reasonable and sensible people believe in an invisible,. omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent god. Free will, belief, ideology, spirituality, consciousness is a complex topic that had no objective answer and is relative just like most if not everything in reality.

[@meganfoxbf]

George Yeo no longer in Singapore politics , why always use the Singapore Foreign Minister brand ? in order to score points for those who have goodwill with the current Singapore Government ? don't have confident in himself and use Singapore brand as a step up ?

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@metaphosV]

Kishore and Yeo. Brilliant. Malaysia? Akmal and Mahathir.

[@lagrangewei]

it time for him to return to politic... with PM Lee retiring soon... the climate is right.... Singapore need to return to it Asian root in foreign policies... we are a small boat that has to move with the waves... and George Yeo knows Asia.

[@wongcw08]

He is the prime minister that Singapore needs. At least, the President.

[@dunzhen]

"If your gods are foreign gods, then their domination of you is complete". Wow. Profound

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@AdrianCHOY]

They are correct 18:50

[@anailian8217]

A wisdom man

[@gohsiewhau4819]

He is well-versed in Chinese cultures.this thousands of years of wisdoms learnt n understood will deepen one's horizon tremendously, I believe. I am not well-versed in this Chinese cultures n it's rich civilisations, but I encountered/exposed to some of its literatures, I really see the rich n wealth of values already ! I really appreciate the opportunity n will learn more of them moving on...

[@stayprepared2388]

Every countries have some traitors , Singapore is no exception.

[@dunzhen]

@@stayprepared2388 Exactly....so many colonial tools there, barking as mouthpieces for whites. sad

[@tangyokechoon9709]

China being a big country obviously will be busy taking care of its own bus's rather than that of the rest of the world. However, the foreign intervention as always going on has made China to be more aggressive to contain the outside interference. George Yeo has precisely spoken of China economic growth as against some countries that depends on printing money to sustain their economy stable. 47:26

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@shineluvslambiel]

Singapore is just amazing. Yeo, Mahbubani, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and even Lee Hsien Long himself. Their wisdom, insight, their provocative independence of thought, and their ability to articulate these thoughts is just out of this world.

[@Bigsmallcountry]

I am not sure if the Europeans have the depth to understand what George was speaking.

[@juhantoon6524]

They do. But due to arrogance and imperialistic attitude, they wont.

[@boryeumao477]

Warning issued 39:07 - Whoosh 1:12:42 ....

[@gohsiewhau4819]

​@@juhantoon6524may be u r right !

[@Andy-P]

George is a CCP spokesman. That's what they understand

[@kennySg101]

I thought he talked about Singaporeans should be bigger than themselves was powerful sharing for the host country. Being bigger means bigger heart, bigger network and bigger dream....

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@sophosanthropos868]

George Yeo's general knowledge, especially of history and philosophy, is impressive! More importantly, how he connects history with current affairs.... that is, wisdom, not just knowledge

[@meganfoxbf]

George Yeo no longer in Singapore politics , why always use the Singapore Foreign Minister brand ? in order to score points for those who have goodwill with the current Singapore Government ? don't have confident in himself and use Singapore brand as a step up ?

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@liamporter1137]

George Yeo is brilliant. Thanks for sharing and surfacing the truth. 👏👍

[@kimannstephenlow3416]

😊😅

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@meganfoxbf]

George Yeo no longer in Singapore politics , why always use the Singapore Foreign Minister brand ? in order to score points for those who have goodwill with the current Singapore Government ? don't have confident in himself and use Singapore brand as a step up ?

[@dunzhen]

​@@meganfoxbf If he doesn't mention it someone else will. It's kind of a big deal my guy

[@meganfoxbf]

@@dunzhen - without the Singapore brand , who cares what he says. . He is just a nobody

[@gentleman2410]

Last analogy was right on the spot. Kudos

[@lordshiva1958]

Only when we have the emotional courage to do what is right and conduct an impartial Board of Inquiry can faith in our deep spiritual Hindu traditions be restored.

[@lordshiva1958]

I may not wish to speak for others like the Kashmir people or the Sikhs or the Mongoloids in the north. But Tamil Nadu certainly deserves our own nationhood. We had been a sovereign nation for thousands of years with our own dravidian language and history before British colonial rulers came to upend the natural order. When we eventually achieve independence, we will within 10 years rank within the league of successful East Asian nations like Korea, Japan or China.

[@hongqi5734]

I fully agree with you

[@SWandG]

These Caucasians should learn how to pronounce Chinese surnames properly. It is not like YEO is so difficult to say.

[@hongqi5734]

California and Texas want to be independent states. The US should also allow it.

[@Andy-P]

CCP should back those parties then. Just like they will back any Taiwanese party that wants to join China.

[@lengthao8424]

They will be independent with the help of Russia and China........!!!!!!!!!

[@chincheong7341]

As far as the island of Taiwan is concerned, China does not want war but is not afraid to go to war if need b...

[@Andy-P]

Then war it will be. All superpower wars turn into world wars

[@lordshiva1958]

This is not Bollywood entertainment where fantasies and untruths can crowd out the reality on the ground. Hence a public Board of Inquiry must be openly held in India. If China had been wrong, they must be held to account. Similarly, if India was the villain, we Indians must be classy enough to admit it and officially apologize to China.

[@lordshiva1958]

Real Sikhs think Punjab is their sacred ground just like we dravidians in the south see Tamil Nadu is OUR sacred land! They took out Indira and we took out Rajiv. 1-1.

[@ammlu3556]

Have u r pipe dream while it is good.

[@twong6531]

One the best to emerge from Singapore

[@mth469]

...best CCP agent to emerge from Singapore.

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@olliejohnson1733]

Great knowledge from George. Thanks for the video.

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@pearlykes9135]

Thank u for sharing your thoughts. I learned so much!!! Amazing.

[@cabasadefogo9533]

I was in Budapest last summer. What a beautiful city and what a beautiful ppl. Everyone was so friendly and courteous.

[@lohti6399]

It was a pity he lose the major votes to opposition during election and left politics. He is still a brilliant person and a good minister.

[@hongqi5734]

Mr. Yeo is one of the very few people outsides of China that is qualified to speak on China's history and its culture in an unbiased nature.

[@Andy-P]

He is biased. Says China is 90% pure and that is a reason for success. Explains the persecution of the other 10%

[@bangpitestea3889]

@@Andy-P which persecution ? the genocide one that grow Uighur population from 2.000.000 to 10.000.000 ?

[@Andy-P]

@@bangpitestea3889 It isn't genocide. No where near the horrors of the holocaust. ".. recently released 2020 census figures have delivered what amounts to a slap in the foreign ministry's face. The data show that in 2020, Xinjiang's Uyghur population had grown by only 16% since 2010, to 11.6 million, compared to a 19% increase in Xinjiang's total population"

[@mth469]

He was qualified by the CCP international propaganda division.

[@kaimingraymondchoi9909]

@@Andy-P My friend, you might not aware of CIA trained Tibetian terrorists in United States

[@desolatedgamer1081]

Modi is invited to US as warmong er needs a cannon fodder.. Hooe our Indian friends play along else the warmong er will flip the coin anytime...so best is to play along until when actual time to make the decision that benefit India.

[@Andy-P]

It was CCP soldiers who beat to death Indian soldiers. If Indians are to die it will be at the hands of the CCP

[@lordshiva1958]

If anything, it is age-old Nepal that has the closest claims to a relationship with ancient Ashoka civilization. Present-day India is FOREIGNER-created nation with only 70 odd years of history. It should not fabricate the notion of an ancient bharat as a fig leaf to mask its dubious political origins, and as an excuse for its ill-concealed expansionist ambition inherited from Father England.

[@davidlai399]

Pragmatic Singapore-first to condemn Russian invasion but also a largest refiners of Russia oil.

[@NewmaticKe]

Prove it

[@Thekidisalright]

So salty lol

[@davidlai399]

@@NewmaticKe just google

[@marklee8512]

It's business through third party country, what's wrong with that?

[@davidlai399]

@@marklee8512 if talking out of both sides of the mouth should be considered admirable. Not wrong but hypocritical. By contrast, India’s stance is more honest and principled.

[@lordshiva1958]

As Winston Churchill once said India is no more a country than Africa. Too many different races, languages and origins. How long can you force diverse free peoples in a Frankenstein union. To justify its dubious existence, hindutva nationalists cluelessly clutch at straws of a fictional bharat from ancient times that no less a knowledgeable figure as Winston Churchill had confirmed is merely the geographical expanse of a South Asian subcontinent. India is a creation of Father England, and really has no ancient indigenous roots as a nation. It began only in 1947 as a political continuation of the British India empire. The day will come this clueless India must disintegrate.

[@aryanmokashi2312]

@lordshiva1958 I could do nothing but just pity on you! They say ignorance is bliss and today I got to know a real life examples. I wasn't going to comment on bulls**t you wrote but if you are so proud of a Dravidian then I think you would have read the very first Tamil grammar text written by Agastya Rishi but it clearly looks like you haven't. Poor propagandised boy. May my lord Shiva bless you and bring you out of the misery of ignorance.

[@kohyangchi4307]

GEORGE YEO - Singapore ' B E S T Yet 👏 👍 🏆 👍 👏 Lee Hsien Loong Is NOT Even Worthy Of Holding A Candle 🕯️😭 To Good OL GEORGIE 😁 🏆 😁

[@hongqi5734]

Agree with you.

[@daning9764]

A very civilised discussion overall.

[@lordshiva1958]

The propaganda of India as a nation of many thousand years is downright false but which our larger world - including even even China - seems to have been lulled into believing. Present-day India, as a nation, is only 70+ years old. As to ancient civilizations that had existed on the subcontinent, age-old Nepal has a far more legitimate claim of any historical continuity or relevance. India is but a FOREIGNER-created Frankenstein nation that has just grown too big for its boots!

[@hongqi5734]

In ancient times what China meant by the West was actually all the kingdoms along the way from Xinjiang to Afghanistan.

[@tangyokechoon9709]

Gorge Yeo of Singapore has spoken of the danger of the western countries in their failure to know more about China especially in misunderstanding China and its policy across the world 🌎. 1:08:35

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@stayprepared2388]

Every countries have some traitors , Singapore is no exception.

[@cheekhoonchan1627]

Leo Szilard once expressed the Hungarian sense of self-identity by suggesting that Hungarians are super intelligent Extraterrestrials who have mingled incognito among earthlings

[@leebarry5686]

Philosophy is dynamic, so assuming one artificial philosophy as absolute truth will lead to injustice and persecution

[@roberthumphreys7977]

Inflation of 5% seems good only in comparison to “the West”. Let’s not forget that the USA instituted wage and price controls during Nixon’s presidency to “control” the then unacceptable inflation rate of 4%. Of course, the result was disastrous, but the disaster affected the next President. Inflation of even 4% is not acceptable long term unless growth is comparable, which it often isn’t.

[@stayprepared2388]

Remenber to book a hospital bed in China before going there 2023.

[@lordshiva1958]

India exists today only because of British India. It is not a natural nation. Natural nations can revert to names that attest to their own authentic origins. So Sri Lanka supplants Ceylon, Myanmar is the proud name in place of Burma. Even Bangladesh flag flies gloriously over what was East Pakistan. But India? Without father England who ran away exhausted by WW2, there's no India an illegitimate empire put together by England with lands stolen from various peoples. There is simply no legitimate name to fall back on. And we avariciously cling to borders and territories stolen by England as our own.

[@Andy-P]

Like China stealing Tibet and Xinjiang then?

[@oilenglai4128]

Aye I ask the definition of the term INDO PACIFIC please

[@Peter-bp6sk]

He talk a lot, but not about the chines PEOPLE 😢

[@delvingoh9749]

if the singapore idea is what george described it wld have a heart big enough n mind broad enough to allow dual or multi citizenships

[@whackino]

If only GY were to be the president ! His mind equals to LKY and truly respectable gentleman in the world stage 🎉

[@NewmaticKe]

He can't even survive as a minister

[@gohsiewhau4819]

Think his knowledge of the Chinese culture n civilisation are valuables compare to other Singapore politicians who lack such knowledge which are of tremendous values as human being n as coworker/interaction with another etc...

[@gmailgmail4683]

​@@NewmaticKethat's the lost to the Singaporeans in Aljunid GRC but a gain to many in the world through his sharing on world stage

[@lordshiva1958]

We must collectively push the government to conduct an open Board of Inquiry. Based on available facts, it does seem to me actions that started from our side led to the tragedy. But I may be wrong. This is why it's important to have a formal Board of Inquiry to ascertain the facts and evidence.

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@lordshiva1958]

In the spirit of freedom and democracy, India should remove repressive anti-secession laws so that people across the subcontinent can discuss like mature adults and allow different ethnicities and states to reclaim their independence and nationhood.

[@lordshiva1958]

Tamils can work hard to build a better future for our own proud dravidian people. When we become independent, within 10-20 years, we will then quickly achieve an economic miracle and join the ranks of successful nations like South Korea, Japan and even China. Only Tamil IQs are comparable to those of East Asians. Hindutva nationalist are just as primitive as their nemesis in Pakistan. Here in Tamil Nadu, we call them pakistani2.. Even if they profess Hinduism in contrast to their muslim brethren doesn't make them less so. Hence when Modi comes to Tamil Nadu, he has to, as per international diplomatic protocol, speak English - not friggin Hindi! To us, he is a foreigner no less than the British.

[@lindagonzalez5513]

George Yao is so knowledgeable, excellent interesting facts that are not known to the public! Great lecture ! I’m now a big fan !

[@meganfoxbf]

George Yeo no longer in Singapore politics , why always use the Singapore Foreign Minister brand ? in order to score points for those who have goodwill with the current Singapore Government ? don't have confident in himself and use Singapore brand as a step up ?

[@kaimingraymondchoi9909]

great scholar

[@FAP1245]

It is not just talk that definesc 21:49 a man. this is how the world is what it is today. Look over what and how a person did as he reached his peak n his spiralling downwards with hows and whys before passimng judgement of what what he said and did thereafter. Too many simplistic conclusions and comments of a siutuation n superficial talks have resulted in why singer DaoLang album, Lasakhizi hits billions as he pull open the plug on the effects from such simplistic approach. The German politician and the alert sounded by other nationals still hinged on simplisticism n hidden fear of self criticism when mysteriusly awakened by Daolang cry for justice n annihilation of yuniaus' n mafus' gongon scamish arrogance n bullies. Perhaps John Lennon's Imagine sounds the first alarm of dirts will be dirts regardless how extensively they r cleaned which incidentally reminded what Churchill said once 'a £ is a £' which most thought how stupid can he be but essenhtially it is no different from 'dirts r dirts'. This recalled Christianity basic message delivered as Jesus was nailed to the cross "save the sinners". Nevertheless generations later used the bible on which one vowed to tell the truth and nothing but tge truth but ignoring the more significant Chistianic call "save the sinner" but instead they persecuted, financially stripped n their lives. On the other spectrum of Karma n its consolling message to those sufferers of the evils deliverers when Karma seems not falling with 'it is not there is no karma, it is not time yet, perhaps waiting for more evil persistence'. Yes all these justified the existence imaginery or factual of LoSak Wherein noormality is reversion, simply put evils r virtues and virtues r evils or black is white n white is black. Aunitofu, Alleluya with apology to other great teaching for the ignorance of their equivalence.😊

[@chriswong9158]

49:40 Henry Kissinger Quote: “To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.”

[@stayprepared2388]

Every countries have some traitors , Singapore is no exception.

[@acommon1]

A Fav! George Yeo!

[@hugofindenigg1269]

A great and very informative meeting and lecture! Thanks to Mr. George Yeo! Thanks to our Hungarian Friends! Greetings from Austria!

[@meganfoxbf]

George Yeo no longer in Singapore politics , why always use the Singapore Foreign Minister brand ? in order to score points for those who have goodwill with the current Singapore Government ? don't have confident in himself and use Singapore brand as a step up ?

[@kplim9873]

As Singaporean, we are so proud of him to be able to articulate so well with facts and figures analysing the intricate complex Geopolitical power struggles with such clarity and inspiration.

[@chenyl0525]

Hearing George Yeo speak brings me back to my university years.

[@donaldjoseph3903]

I agree. Childish isn't it?😅😂

[@stayprepared2388]

George Yeo is the new China mouth piece ?

[@meganfoxbf]

George Yeo no longer in Singapore politics , why always use the Singapore Foreign Minister brand ? in order to score points for those who have goodwill with the current Singapore Government ? don't have confident in himself and use Singapore brand as a step up ?

[@KinTeckChua]

Someone who couldn't mange a Small constituency and got defeated during election, yet trying to make advise for indo-pacific.

[@leebarry5686]

God is not his creation, but merciful to every people and guides all. However, the hardcore soldiers Will be severely punished

[@عبدالباسطمعماری]

متشکرم ازحمایت شما دوستان خوب

[@leebarry5686]

How can a peace maker be the one who is on the side of an invader, or on both sides? It is actually a hypocrite trying to fool one side

[@lengtayguan1109]

George Yeo..a man of intellect ...a man of wisdom

[@meganfoxbf]

George Yeo no longer in Singapore politics , why always use the Singapore Foreign Minister brand ? in order to score points for those who have goodwill with the current Singapore Government ? don't have confident in himself and use Singapore brand as a step up ?

[@stayprepared2388]

Every countries have some traitors , Singapore is no exception.

[@lldong5066]

Middle east countries will become part of the power in Indo-pacific ocean.

[@charttrakarn3438]

George Yeo is my Hero. I give him my most respect!

[@mth469]

Lot of CCP drones lurking in thr commets section.

[@NewmaticKe]

That's a very ex former minister

[@taipangwong356]

Karen extraordinaire, all talk no walk

[@CC-dx6bc]

He should be an MP again

[@iyushen8826]

Germany's Foreign Minister should listen to his speeches and study diligently. If qualification is needed to take a class from Mr. Yeo, Ms. Baerbock wouldn't even qualify to enroll with her level of knowledge! I am a German.

[@medialcanthus9681]

Wonder why gy isn't in active politics or government?

[@hongqi5734]

If he is in the government he won't be able to speak so freely because of protocol.

[@jdk9374]

George, you should run for the Singapore Presidency

[@hongqi5734]

He is more useful to the world in his present position. The world will know more about the truth that has and is happening around the world.

[@yl4521]

21:30

[@عبدالباسطمعماری]

👋❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏