Sessions With: History of Trade Routes (featuring Kishore Mahbubani)

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At The Temenggong Lecture, Distinguished Fellow of the Asia Research Institute Kishore Mahbubani spoke about the South China Sea and discussed whether the sea will become a zone of peace or a zone of war.
Special thanks to Temenggong.
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[@louisooi7733]

The UK, Europeans n USA can go anywhere and claim any island or land occupied by natives or not but China cannot claim a few reefs which it historically has occupied. On January 17, in the year 1893, the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was illegally overthrown. The following remembrance recorded by Johanna Wilcox speaks of the overwhelming sadness felt by the population after the overthrow and annexation of Hawaiʻi to the United States of America. The Spratlys and the Paracels were conquered by Japan in 1939. Japan annexed the Spratly Islands via Taiwanese jurisdiction as part of Kaohsiung on 30 March 1939. France[82] and UK protested and reasserted French soveregnty.[83] In 1946, the Americans reminded the Philippines at its independence that the Spratlys was not Philippine territory, both to not anger Chiang Kai-shek in China and because the Spratlys were not part of the Philippines per the 1898 treaty Spain signed with America.[

[@merrick6484]

Thank you for the fact, but many would not listen, and opt for war.

[@donaldjoseph3903]

Learn history from PE teacher? 😂😂

[@galaxymetta5974]

USA is a self serving opportunist and a threat to peace wherever it goes.

[@tangbesitangbesi7009]

Glad you shared the specifics

[@hgft274]

@@donaldjoseph3903 Ya that's y they believe in Western hypocrisy.

[@DineshTwanabasu]

One of very few diplomats working for peace in the world. HATS OFF kishore

[@meganfoxbf]

China lackey ? woof woof

[@vincencechan7629]

Book cannot sell in China

[@accountantthe3394]

@@meganfoxbf u mad bro? 🤡

[@meganfoxbf]

@@accountantthe3394 - you deleted my post ? ha ha ha useless fark

[@accountantthe3394]

@@meganfoxbf A different user deleting your post? Lil bro's new to youtube LMAO 🤣

[@JoeC1688]

I'm from Taiwan, and here's just a few cents of historic truth! It was actually the Republic of China, with the help of the US NAVY, claims the 11 (not 9) dash-line islands of South China Sea! After Japan lost, this was some arbitration deal made between the US, ROC and Japan! Plus, Tau Yu Dao island was also offered by the US to ROC, unfortunately Chiang Kai Shek refused! With the islands too far from Taiwan, it's hard to manage, so both Philippines and Vietnam took over some islands. When China took over the 11 dash-line claims, they did not pursue the lost islands and changed it to the 9 dash-line! Check history and you'll see, unlike the West, China never occupies other country's land, but will also won't lose a mm of it's own land to anyone! Both the Vietnam and India wars clearly proofs this! If China followed the West, then today Vietnam would be half it's present size, and India's border to China will be New Delhi!

[@Jul_Nguyen]

During the 3 Indochina wars, Vietnam was pro-French anti-communist, pro-American anti-communist, pro-Soviet against China, capitalism or communism, VN would be punished and restrained if Beijing saw VN hooked up with other superpowers militarily and threaten China ? This rising power ( China) intervened in proxy wars in Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, India, the Soviet Union, Vietnam-Cambodia, Afghanistan, etc. The fate of Ukraine will serve as a reminder of the truthfulness of Kissinger's famous quote : " Being America's friend is fatal " ?

[@Andy-P]

Checked my history and Tibet & Xinjiang were and are occupied. Artificial islands in SCS are the latest occupation. Before that parts of India

[@lagrangewei]

@@Andy-Pno, Tibet became part of China after Younghusband invasion of Lhasa, this cause the Dalai Lama to flee to Beijing, the emperor refuse to help Dalai Lama regain control of Tibet UNLESS the Dalai Lama agree to become part of his territory. left with no choice, the Dalai Lama agreed. so Tibet already lost it independent before the founding of the republic. as for Xinjiang, it was always under the control of chinese muslim. turk nationalism was a USSR proxy and their leadership died in a plane crash in USSR, most believe USSR intentionally killed them to demostrate goodwill to China. neither of these state were occupied, they were Chinese territory before the republic and then rebellion broke out due to external forces. to prove all this is very simple, we just need to look at a qing empire map. and we will see those region including part of India were part of the qing empire. in fact it is India that has occupied chinese territory and the chinese was willing to accept the current line of control as the border, but India refused.

[@Andy-P]

@@lagrangewei Just proving the CCP lives in the past as fat back as the Qing Empire. How many new nations have been create since the Qing Empire..... do all these nations have no right to exist. That would include India & Pakistan. We know the CCP opinion on the Ukraine, Poland and the other ex-Soviets states.... they belong to Putin!

[@colombard140]

❤❤❤❤Kishore Mahbubani is not just a valuable asset to Singapore but is also an incredibly invaluable asset to the world ! He is one of the very few world intellectuals who sticks to his principles and speaks with great wisdom. Thank God that there are still great thinkers like him left in the world.😊😊😊😊

[@yatchoychu3146]

Once again Kishore Mahbubani articulated the Truth in Simple Terms in a Seemingly Complex Situation. He should be UN Secretary General.

[@joshsmithward8848]

Great idea. An eloquent fool to head a useless fraudulent organization of overfed civil servant tourists on a holiday to the evil west. Pathetic.

[@user-yx9ns1sc9l]

How much do the chinese pay you to write that comment? Or are you doing it out of your racist sense of "chinese supremacy" ?

[@medialcanthus9681]

Kishore n professor Jeffrey Sachs to run the world peacefully.

[@user-yx9ns1sc9l]

@@medialcanthus9681 no they wouldn't, if they are china propagandists

[@user-yx9ns1sc9l]

@@medialcanthus9681 no they won't if the are china propaganda stooges

[@victorkmlee]

Excellent words and comments by Kishore about the Anglo-Saxon media and incredible story of ASEAN. I think the world even including Western world is witnessing the type of 'narrative' the Anglo-Saxon media peddles.

[@TacticalMayo]

Not when it comes to China.

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Racism against the Chinese is deeply embedded in the Anglo-Saxon DNA.

[@accountantthe3394]

@@TacticalMayo Good 😘

[@TacticalMayo]

@@accountantthe3394 no problem it just makes manufacturing consent so much easier 😁🇺🇲

[@accountantthe3394]

@@TacticalMayo Not doing so well in Asia tho is it? 🐉🇨🇳 😘

[@horridohobbies]

The USA has militarised the South China Sea by having dozens of military bases in countries like Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Singapore, etc.surrounding these waters. The USA has militarised the South China Sea by having aircraft carriers patrolling the waters. Aircraft carriers are essentially mobile air bases. China builds an air strip for civilian aircraft and this is regarded as militarising the South China Sea.

[@rr-ricky]

Kishore is full of LIES because of his narrative for pro-china. Ask any country in the ASEAN, they all agree that china is encroaching on territory so far from them. This guy is definitely a propagandist.

[@garytan9904]

that's the reason why Obama doesn't take Xi Jin ping challenge as that would deprived USA strutting around the SCS scaring the shit out of SEA 😂

[@johnchan3765]

For civilian airctaft??? Lol!!! Are u smoking opium?

[@horridohobbies]

@@johnchan3765 *Show me evidence otherwise.*

[@peanut0brain]

​@@johnchan3765 so which brand opium are u smoking?

[@cfyong1838]

When I first hear his lecture, I m totally immersed. He should become the PM of Singapore. This Stateman is so knowledgeable and he handles himself so well and humbly that you just got to respect him.

[@CC-dx6bc]

I hope he becomes an president

[@jjvon6578]

Another words of wisdom from our professor. 😊

[@limang-yong8673]

A clear-minded, sincere and courageous intellect who tells it as it should be told , honestly, unbiasedly.

[@irin9218]

Not only Anglo Saxon media, India media as well when comes to China affair. Wirh leaders like Marcos, Kishida and Tsai Ing Wen, trouble is coming.

[@TacticalMayo]

Shouldn't have challenged the US then. 🤷

[@TSRHelios]

​@@TacticalMayo LOL

[@ivybae9906]

@TacticalMayo Challenge? Russians together with Chinese will bury ur entire empire lol

[@LeeSkJohn-sv8wi]

This is because USA successfully interferes in creating conflict with china in those countries.

[@accountantthe3394]

@@TacticalMayo What's US gonna do about it? Misgender chinese? 🥱

[@hongqi5734]

I completely agree with Mr. Kishore, especially on Anglo-Saxon Media lies.

[@ethanang8099]

CNA lies too.

[@itconsgenio]

I hope for peace in SEA and ASEAN 🇵🇭🤝🇨🇳 🇨🇳🤝🇵🇭 MABUHAY!

[@Jul_Nguyen]

The news on recent Japan -- ASEAN summit SEAsian nations want economic cooperation more than military links. Japan no longer enjoys the same clout in the fast-growing region also courted by the U.S. and 中国 Asean's 10 nations will overtake Japan's GDP very soon ( Nikkei economic magazine , IMF projections ) SEAsians on track to soon overtake Japan economically as the two sides prepare to celebrate 50 years of friendship at a summit in Tokyo starting Dec. 16. ....Experts fear it would be extremely difficult for Japan to maintain the existing international order should the region fall under China’s sphere of influence. ....it will be very difficult for Tokyo to pull the entire bloc closer to the Western-aligned world. USA mantra is : "if you are not with us, you are against us." ; Can not be tomatoes , must be either Apples or Oranges Asean nations do not adopt the idiotic western principles of not recognizing neutrality, "my enemy is your enemy" "my wars are your wars" That has been the mindset/worldview of the west; and it is pathetically and pathologically ignorant and arrogant if not a mental disorder. Today no Asian security partner wants to choose between America and China. ASEAN cannot be repurposed to form a coalition to counter China. Thus, no claimant against China in the South China Sea is prepared to join the US in its naval fracas with China. China has resources, including money, to offer its partners, whereas, the US budget is in chronic deficit and even routine government operations must now be funded with debt. It needs to find resources needed to keep its human and physical infrastructure at levels competitive with those of China and other great economic powers

[@TacticalMayo]

Nope

[@Time4Peace]

​@@Jul_NguyenNikkei is a Japanese backed media reflecting the same fears of China as the West's. A prosperous SEA is good for Japan, China and the world. Economics is the only way for all countries to grow together, a positive-sum game. US's concentration on military power is a zero-sum game where you only win if someone else lose.

[@1andonly168]

Kishore is always very bold.👍

[@Time4Peace]

Boldly truthful!

[@user-yx9ns1sc9l]

@@Time4Peace "boldly truthful"? Don't make us laugh. More like shamefully lying on behalf of evil china 😝

[@CosmosChill7649]

Ironical that a bania who ( alongwith brahmins ) have kept India suppressed for hundreds of years, is teaching SE Asia how to prosper

[@hau8072]

Fantabulous Kishore.

[@vincencechan7629]

U must be a clown

[@michaelleong100]

US provocation is the main threat to peace in SCS

[@bobafett5757]

Have you heard of NK ?

[@dtbhkoh6575]

@@bobafett5757 They seem to forget how fearful was LKY when communism was running wild within our region and USA was trying to tame it.

[@Kilimanjaro5896]

Have you forgotten how China invaded a peaceful TIBET in the 50s, colonised it, and never left. Have you forgotten how Chairman Mao fomented and supported communist insurgencies in SEA in the 50s and 60s. Have you forgotten how China's rise was made possible by the same international rules based system that China wants so desperately to rewrite now. None so deaf than those that refuse to hear, none so blind than those that refuse to see. Lol.

[@lvjinbin28]

@@dtbhkoh6575 Do you think it was the United States that stopped communism in Southeast Asia? What an irony. In fact, it was the CCP that ignited communism in Southeast Asia, and it was also the CCP that prevented communism in Southeast Asia. To be more precise, it was Deng Xiaoping listened to Lee Kuan Yew and stopped communism. Since 1946, the world has fallen into the Cold War with extreme ideological hostile two side. The United States was in the period of McCarthyism at that time, and adopted a hostile policy towards communist regimes around the world. The United States aided the anti-communist Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War, but in 1949 Mao Zedong drove ROC away to Taiwan, North Korea tried to unify South Korea by force in 1950, which caused the United Nations troops to approach the Chinese border. The U.S. Navy prevented the CCP from crossing the sea to pursue the Kuomintang. Mao Zedong went to the Korean War to fight against the United States. The United States opened a bamboo curtain against the CCP, and Mao Zedong began to exported the communist revolution to whole world, especially supporting the communists in Indochina like Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. France wanted to return to its colonial rule in French Indochina, and the United States needed to contain Communist China. Therefore, the West spent 30 years to contain communism and supported anti-communist regimes, colonial regimes, military junta regimes, and right-wing dictatorships in Southeast Asia, and Mao Zedong intervened in the proxy wars against West in Southeast Asia. CCP confronted against France in the First Indochina War, CCP also confronted against the United States in the Second Indochina War. finally France and the United States both failed. However, since the split between China and the Soviet Union in 1959, China and the Soviet Union began to compete for the right to interpret ideology and the leadership of the socialist world and Asia. In 1969, China and the Soviet Union had a serious conflict on the border, and China and the Soviet Union fell into a nuclear crisis. Kissinger seized the opportunity and asked Nixon to embrace Mao Zedong. From then on, the CCP regarded the Soviet Union as a greater threat. After reunification, Vietnam became pro-Soviet and anti-China, and the Khmer Rouge became pro-China and anti-Vietnam. At this time, Deng Xiaoping abandoned his far-left economic policies and embraced pro-American, liberal policies. Then Deng Xiaoping attacked pro-Soviet Vietnam and supported the Khmer Rouge to fight Vietnam. Eventually, Vietnam withdrew from Cambodia and Laos. Therefore, without Deng Xiaoping, Vietnam would have long since unified the Vietnamese Indochina Peninsula.

[@stayprepared2388]

Mr Lee Kwan Yew insist USA have a present in SCS, without the USA the ungrateful China would have forgotten the China man might have Japanese to be their fathers..

[@weichianglee3823]

Followed all his speeches online. Very knowledgeable and objective person. Hope this Asean miracle will continue to flourish as a group and not back track by individual country personal objective

[@stayprepared2388]

Mr Lee Kwan Yew insist USA have a present in SCS, without the USA the ungrateful China would have forgotten the China man might have Japanese to be their fathers..

[@stayprepared2388]

fark off , Kishore was kick out of UN , kick out of Singapore civil servant post and kick out of Singapore NTU...u dare to find out the truth ?

[@conti-vl6tx]

show us the proof@@stayprepared2388

[@TacticalMayo]

He is a pro-china wumao shill.

[@tangbesitangbesi7009]

​@@stayprepared2388STOP smoking weeds, it makes you hallucinate

[@kaisign1405]

We need more of Prof Kishore in this world !

[@stayprepared2388]

Mr Lee Kwan Yew insist USA have a present in SCS, without the USA the ungrateful China would have forgotten the China man might have Japanese to be their fathers..

[@megreenlock9002]

Yeah! More Running Dog

[@vincencechan7629]

Afraid his books cannot sell in China

[@Andy-P]

@@vincencechan7629 He has printed a chinese version.

[@Andy-P]

Go to China. There are millions of CCP there.... just like Kishore

[@auricjaya]

Well said as always Prof Kishore.

[@stayprepared2388]

China never blame itself always other people's fault.

[@stayprepared2388]

fark off , Kishore was kick out of UN , kick out of Singapore civil servant post and kick out of Singapore NTU...u dare to find out the truth ?

[@meganfoxbf]

greedy china ?

[@conti-vl6tx]

show us the proof@@stayprepared2388

[@johnsonpillay7099]

😅😂😂

[@leongeikkhor1824]

One of the best and honest academician 👍 keep up the good work professor Kishore and God bless 🙏

[@garethl738]

Prof Kishore - speaking truth to power. I have learnt over the years not to trust American duplicity, deceit and double dealing. They’re a desperate dying empire clinging to their last strains.

[@petervote7914]

And Singapore is allied and aligned with this rotting empire.

[@TacticalMayo]

The US will stay number one.

[@merrick6484]

until de-dollarisation.

[@TacticalMayo]

@@merrick6484 nope

[@lexluong8155]

​@@TacticalMayoUSA stay number one in drugs. We will help America with more synthetics.

[@Sean-ec8zb]

China is South East Asians neighbors. We have lived with China for thousands of years, long long before USA was created. We have issues with China in the Siuth China Sea but overall we are not hatmed by China and understand 'outside forces' wants to contain China, these outside forces goes n tries to persuade our leaders to allow more military bases to be aimed at China. Most of us who reads a bit of history still remembers the millions of deaths caused by USA in Philippines n Vietnam, our neighbors. We also know USA was established by the genocidal killings of hundreds of indigenous indians, how USA invaded, assassinated leaders, overthrew many of its Southern neighbors. So it is hundreds of US bases with missiles aimed at China that is fueling a dangerous war in this region that frightens me. About 90% of shipping trade routes in this sea is used or benefits China snd it is its lifeline so it is illogical for China to harm itself.

[@user-og2ne4bi8w]

Go on and read all the histories you want. Hee hee hee hee hee... ... I sit back and watch.

[@happymelon7129]

The case trigger China started to build security post(build island near PH) and along all its shipping route for the security of energy supply. --> 0il tanker to China , took by that empire in the Straits of Malacca to threaten China. So many PH people just don't realize , China will never give up the energy safety of its 1.4 billion people. The only correct direction is to trade interest , as proxy for empire will be push forward war.

[@stayprepared2388]

Mr Lee Kwan Yew insist USA have a present in SCS, without the USA the ungrateful China would have forgotten the China man might have Japanese to be their fathers..

[@Jul_Nguyen]

After Marcos attended the Japan-Asean Summit and no support from Japan and the Asean members ; after the meeting he instead gave a speech that Manila will singlehandedly dealt with the issues? So, where's the Asean Alliance? The fate of Ukraine will serve as a reminder of the truthfulness of Kissinger's famous quote: "Being America's friend is fatal."

[@happymelon7129]

Indonesia trade interest with China. -China recognize the island in the 9 dash line belong to Indonesia. -Indonesia recognize China 9 dash line , share the overlap economic zone .

[@davidlaw9686]

Excellent. Well said. Intelligent people need no be leaders. Leaders need not be intelligent.

[@meganfoxbf]

same as traitors and lackeys for China

[@davidlaw9686]

@@meganfoxbf curry eaters are everywhere.

[@meganfoxbf]

traitors and lackeys for china are also the same. Why they shameful to hide ?

[@meganfoxbf]

same as traitors and lackeys of China

[@NotLikeWhatYouThink]

The chosen one indeed they intelligent bcs God give them that capacity to lead nation.

[@garrytan9521]

Absolutely well said by Prof Kishore ❤. Truly ASEAN is a miracle with so much tolerance and acceptance, well deserved to be known as an excellent example for the rest of the world ❤🎉.

[@stayprepared2388]

Mr Lee Kwan Yew insist USA have a present in SCS, without the USA the ungrateful China would have forgotten the China man might have Japanese to be their fathers..

[@KokHow-dr8jm]

TQ, Kishore for the presentation. Always enjoy your speeches.

[@johnqueripel2001]

Imagine if China had their military ships 'guaranteeing freedom of passage' just off the coast of California, sailing out of their bases in Mexico and Nicaragua. That is what China faces. The loose link in ASEAN is the Philippines, who under Marcos are turning to the US, offering bases etc.

[@chikeongtan]

that‘ why the overall performance of it and hope for future only better than Myanmar in this region

[@HTeo-og1lg]

@@chikeongtan An apple does not fall far from its apple tree. The Marcos family was like a Monarch that ruled Philippines from 1965-19986. His parents, Marcos and Imelda ruled the country as though it were their property with the protection of USA until the event of 1983-1986 People's Power revolution that drove them out of the nation and seek refuge in the USA. I would be wary if his family's wealth, estimated to be over 40 billion dollars which was siphoned from corruption in the Philippines, is still squirreled off hidden in the USA. If he doesn't listen, uncle Sam may not be "nice" to him with regard to his ill-gotten family wealth.

[@felipefrutoramirezsj5342]

To keep the peace in the South China Sea, ASEAN needs to stay neutral in the U.S.-China rivalry. The overlapping claims to the SCS can be frozen, and joint exploration of its resources can be negotiated among various claimants. // China is claiming the sea encompassed by the so-called nine-dash line, the same area is claimed by Taiwan!! Vietnam also claims a big area and occupies most of the islands in the SCS. But only China gets criticized by the western media for its claim. Did the U.S. not recognized China's claim in 1947 when China was still under the Kuomintang? There's no evidence that China has militarized the islands it occupies. Yet, the media keeps on trumpeting on the "China threat".

[@qiufusheng3058]

anglo-xason medias are telling lies after lies with twisted fact.

[@PChan-yt4uf]

​@@birdiec2769If you wish to be a military target by either side, then pick your side. A military base of another country in your country is a valid target if anyone has an armed conflict with that country.

[@user-og2ne4bi8w]

神经病... ...Just watch on, and stay neutral and see what will happen. Hee hee hee hee hee~ War is soooooooo freaking fun, especially the display of mortal stupidity. This is madness... ... stupidity packaged in gold~ Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha... ... Have fun!!!

[@happymelon7129]

The case trigger China started to build security post(build island near PH) and along all its shipping route for the security of energy supply. --> 0il tanker to China , took by that empire in the Straits of Malacca to threaten China. So many PH people just don't realize , China will never give up the energy safety of its 1.4 billion people. Only direction is to trade interest.

[@Jul_Nguyen]

Vietnam also claims a big area and occupies most of the islands in the SCS. But only China gets criticized by the western media for its claim ; "west" & maybe India, Japan know that Vietnam depends on China for its water supply. "Rice Baskets" of the Mekong River in the South & the Red River in Vietnam North

[@bobChristianson]

this is why we have so much respect for Prof Kishore - he speaks nothing but the truth !!!

[@Andy-P]

He Speaks the CCP narrative. There is no Asian narrative. Other SCS countries don't support Chinese narrative.

[@tangbesitangbesi7009]

Indeed agree

[@user-yx9ns1sc9l]

No, he speaks lies, just as you do... you are both chinese propagandist trolls doing china's online dirty work

[@user-yx9ns1sc9l]

Don't make us laugh wumao 😝

[@bobChristianson]

@@user-yx9ns1sc9l ha ha american zombies make me laugh

[@irone7050]

There are two ways to get resources, one is to pillage and the other is to trade. Guess who looted Beijing in 1860 & 1900?

[@bobafett5757]

Is it India ?

[@irone7050]

@@bobafett5757 did smoking too much opium caused you to make such unintelligent remark?

[@bobafett5757]

@@irone7050 Then which country is it cos cannot find info inside Google ?

[@stayprepared2388]

now is BRI turn

[@giovannilee2602]

And guess how the white west survived and declared themselves the superior people : only looting , suppression and slavery of Asia and Africa

[@happymelon7129]

We all knew these years of peace in ASIA is because that empire busy in Middle East for 20years. Empire focus on Middle East , BOOOOM ! Empire focus on Europe , BOOOOM ! Now that Empire focus on Asia ...😨

[@Jul_Nguyen]

The US has finished destroying Ukraine, has moved on to Israel then will move on to Taiwan/ Philippines but USA/NATO did not weaken Russia, but rather "awakened" Russia. Russia will now pivot to central Asia and East Asia.

[@TacticalMayo]

​@@Jul_NguyenLOL yeah right 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Cheesecake99YearsAgo]

​@@TacticalMayowelcome back to reality through dedollarization 😂

[@LemyAng]

The best diplomat in the present time. 🤗

[@dlth8785]

Salute, sir.

[@dr.paulwang1421]

Always enjoy listening to the lecture of Prof. Kishore. Thanks.

[@qiufusheng3058]

excellent comments by Pro Kishore.

[@johnchan3765]

If u enjoy pro-PRC propaganda ... which u clearly do. LOL

[@dtbhkoh6575]

@@johnchan3765 Obviously they will not know until Singapore become like HK.

[@user-jx4uf1ko2u]

@@johnchan3765 You will never hear LHL comment the way he did. When LHL visited Taiwan as DPM, China's reaction was shocking and enlightened LKY which I reckon most didn't realize.

[@stayprepared2388]

Mr Lee Kwan Yew insist USA have a present in SCS, without the USA the ungrateful China would have forgotten the China man might have Japanese to be their fathers..

[@angkukuey007]

When Kishore speaks the world better listen to him. He is also the pride of a nation, adept and incisive when separating the wheat from the chaff. And he calls a spade a spade! Respect!

[@lcy_123]

This guy is very lucid and speaks candidly and honestly. He is a treasure.

[@daning9764]

Kishore, thanks for speaking out the facts.

[@stayprepared2388]

a china lackey ? woof woof

[@lucas8858]

Outstanding 👏👏👏

[@bobafett5757]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!

[@user-jx4uf1ko2u]

@@bobafett5757 Agreed, he forgot Singapore's neutrality and LKY stance for USA presence.

[@dtbhkoh6575]

@@user-jx4uf1ko2u Singapore is called Lee dynasty under USA protection by most China pinkies, that speaks alots of Singapore fear of communisim. Here we have an elder stateman/diplomant commenting against our common democratic benefactor who has provided us the safe haven to grow and develop all these years.

[@accountantthe3394]

@@user-jx4uf1ko2u Lol LKY literally wrote this in his book

[@westwoodly]

It's always a delight and learning experience to listen to the insightful views by this Professor and diplomate Kishore. He is always able to dissect complicated and complex issues into simple blocks that make people understand the situation and themselves. Why aren't more world leaders listening to him and tapping on his expertise and wisdom?

[@harryloo8544]

He is spot on

[@tangbesitangbesi7009]

So proud and fortunate that this Internationally acclaimed Geopolitical Analyst is from SEA. His indepths and immense geopolitical knowledge will definitely open more minds and hope ASEAN leaders will make full use of his expertise to stay on the right peaceful course.

[@davidcks]

Never take peace for granted…

[@bobafett5757]

Says who ?

[@Cheesecake99YearsAgo]

​@@bobafett5757 high IQ folks

[@knang5384]

Very intellectual and clear conscientious mind in explaining.

[@RB-eo4eq]

Logical, non partisan and thoughtful analysis. Great leader and teacher.

[@lewiskwong6783]

Kishore , you failed to mention the historical reasons why China claims the South Asia Sea island..At first sight it is unreasonable why China shall claim these uninhabited islands which are thousands of km away from China while the neighbouring countries are closer ( a few hundreds km from land). China was a very powerful country hundreds of years ago while these neighboring countries were still very primitive. There is a genuine need for China to protect it's trading route in the South China sea. Instead of occupying a few ports and colonies in these countries like what the British, Dutch or American had done, China just claims the inhabited islands in the sea with eleven dotted lines. This is agreed for hundreds of years by most countries including America, Britain, UN and neighbouring countries. That is why these islands are returned to China after WWII from the Japan according to UN mandate. Of course China after 1949 was weak and cannot occupy it immediately. Now the America and it's gang is stirring up the neighbouring countries to claim these Chinese territories. Know the history and the story behind ,prepare for the consequences if you ignore it.

[@Jul_Nguyen]

The 9 dash line is a reaction to 350 US military bases in Japan, Korea, Philippines, Australia, etc. Sovereignty of the SCS is not the core issue for China. The main concern is national security. No Chinese military base surrounding US; how many wAr-merican bases in the eternal continent of ASIA , where almost 2/3 of humankind live ( not counting the Middle East which is actually part of West Asia )

[@freenational]

The nine dashes line predates US military threats. It was originally 11 dashes but 2 dashes were given to Vietnam by the PRC. However, ROC (Taiwan) still maintains the 11 dashes line. To understand what the 9 or 11 dashes covers, just look at the elevation of the sea bottom. It is an extension of the Chinese mainland.

[@Dordord]

Funny fact: Not a single ASEA country started claiming any of those islands until 1970s oild was found there😂

[@Jul_Nguyen]

@@Dordord The US abandoned the gold standard in 1971; The petrodollar system was created in 1973. The US 's huge consumption economy moved USD to manufacturers like China or Japan. China & Japan need energy to make products; So dollar is circulated to Saudi ( Petrol-dollar scheme) & Saudi invested USD back to the US ( its stock and financial market much more lucrative than others ) In 2000 Saddam Hussein said he would sell oil in Euros not Dollars. In 2009 Gaddafi wanted to make Libya export oil in pan-Africa Gold Dinars, not in USD or Euro. India wanted to have a part ? Simply because Oil being transported thru South China Sea from the Middle East to economies of East Asia ( China , Japan, Korea, Taiwan )

[@KH_waebak]

​​@@Dordord it was called champa sea , it used to be a Austronesian country in what is now central Vietnam.

[@jonathankwo1658]

I didn’t know that proposal. This man is very courageous.

[@who52au]

Fully agree with Kishore is that Singapore is " prisoner of Anglo Saxon media ! I watch CNA ( Singapore English TV Channel nightly , the reporters talk with a different " tone " when the subject is refer to China ! similar to the Japanese /South Korea , but less forefront then reading from a text email from Washington as in Australia ABC channel !

[@mengsiongkheng113]

CNA and Straits Times are just the mouth piece of the government. They cannot depart from the narrative. I never read their geopolitical articles as it always re-posting Washington Post, New York Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, etc. After many criticisms they start to pen it under their name but it US still anti-China.

[@whiteknuckles]

Fortunately, ASEAN is not a military organization. Let us just sit back and watch the China Coast Guard hose the Philippines boats.

[@Hermit-Crab]

I only and aways trust the Singapore narrative. As much as Singapore will also do things for its own national interests, it always does so honestly and honourably.

[@merrick6484]

But its an international stage, SG sometimes are very narrow minded and selfish too.

[@chitrungkim]

Wear skirts.. not pants, cos you'll rip them while fence sitting

[@Time4Peace]

Singapore's narrative is to have peace not just in this region but the world. It's position is that the world is big enough for both China and US (and India too). That's Kishore's view too. Kishore is not anti-US as sometimes he has been accused of. He wants US and China (with Europe and India) to be at peace. Good for all and the world. In fact, a divided world stands no chance against the threats of climate change, AI and nuclear war. So, Singapore's neutrality is not just in Singapore's or Asean's interest but humanity's too.

[@peterchan3889]

"HAD CHINA WON" everybody should read this book very Interesting I brought one.

[@dtbhkoh6575]

Won't be reading after hearing his speech, great disappontment.

[@user-jx4uf1ko2u]

Mee too, won't be reading for someone who goes against Singapore's neutrality stance.

[@stayprepared2388]

wtf

[@1ewi5]

@@dtbhkoh6575 that's fine. Stay foolish.

[@ly8370]

@@dtbhkoh6575 you only want to hear western narratives aka outright lies. Great foolishness from you haha.

[@liaojohnweechun7454]

His Excellency and Honourable DR MAHBUBANI is a Blessing for Humanity and Moral Instance for the free world 👌👍👏👏👏👏💚💖❤️

[@smurflai]

Kishore is a truth speaker!

[@philiptan2051]

Great explanation 👍👍👍

[@user-og2ne4bi8w]

Are you all fools? Hee hee hee hee hee... ... Yawnz... ... Never mind. Amazing... ...

[@philiptan2051]

@@user-og2ne4bi8w you don’t understand anything do you dude?! That happens when you have a bigger mouth than your brain. Your intelligence is worth only one piece of toilet paper. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stayprepared2388]

Mr Lee Kwan Yew insist USA have a present in SCS, without the USA the ungrateful China would have forgotten the China man might have Japanese to be their fathers..

[@hongqingxiang3374]

Thank you for sharing his talk / perspective on the topic 🙏👍🙏

[@richardphua2022]

To a great extent, ASEAN is a miracle. However, the problem in Myanmar reflects something else...

[@roninskylines]

Myanmar is a civil war, and internal conflict, not a cross border or regional conflict. Very little ASEAN can do.

[@pcleong123]

Other Asean members tried to mediate but didn't impose on the military regime. This is tolerant and helpful.

[@Cheesecake99YearsAgo]

The real problem is who is sponsoring the rebels in Burma? Obviously someone outside of Asean And wants to cripple the BRI

[@khlim3251]

Words of wisdom.

[@bayernarsenal3979]

There's another similar offer offered to the US. President Putin offered and requested to join NATO and Clinton refused. If the US had taken up the offer to let Russia join NATO, today Russian Ukraine war wouldn't have happen and China would be isolated and more threatened by the size of NATO right up to their door step.

[@petervote7914]

Singapore is pro U.S. and pro Israel, so Singapore media doesn't push anti U.S. and anti Israeli propaganda. Only the pro West garbage propaganda.

[@adamiskandar5107]

They cannot reverse course. The Russians have given up on the Europeans/US and now Russia and China are great partners because they have much in common and benefit mutually from the relationship.

[@askingalexandriaaa]

What naivety

[@jascforfun7576]

@@askingalexandriaaa The OP is citing historical facts and drawing logical conclusions. You are acting just like Western media, claiming a narrative which is unsupported by objective evidence, .i.e. An outright lie. If you cannot understand this, then here's something at your level: What stupidity. Actually that's above you as I've proven my claim.

[@leoh6596]

​@@askingalexandriaaahow foolish can you be!?

[@bclu7343]

Facts and truth ! Should widely forward such video to friends and relatives !

[@CHChia-kw4gc]

Kishore very well spoken

[@billmeldrum7669]

Khishore, you know me. I agree wholeheartedly with you sentiment regarding ASEAN. But seriously, in respect to Myanmar they have totally dropped the ball.

[@victorchew151]

Marcos junior should read your book. 📙

[@stevencher9968]

It's beyond marcos jr comprehension, he's a drop out of 2 universities, that's why Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman advised him to read more books. 😅

[@victorchew151]

​@@stevencher9968 All Philippinos should also read this book and listen to this episode too.

[@cfyong1838]

He is excellent.

[@joylove8693]

Kishore is always telling the truth. 👍

[@VasuDevan-vh4rn]

Kishore, pls go to the Philippines and Vietnam to explain the 9 dotted line and China's claim of the SCS

[@Time4Peace]

I am very thankful for Kishore's lecture. He has sometimes been associated with being pro-China and anti-US. He's neither. Watching his videos, all he wants is to have peace between China and US (and with India and Europe too). Many comentors say that Kishore is doing it in the interest of Singapore. It's definitely more than that. Singapore's neutrality in the US-China tension is not just for Singapore or Asean but the world. A divided world stands no chance against the threats of climate change, AI and nuclear annihilation. The world is big enough for US, China (as well as India and Europe) to have to prosper together in peace. As the famous Jeffrey Sachs say, the beauty of economics is that it's a positive sum game and all nations can prosper together. The narrative of mainstream media that it's US vs China is a problematic one, a power play which is a zero-sum game. That's what Kishore sets out to disprove that narrative. Singapore is proud to produce thinkers like Kishore and George Yeo who are brave and intelligent enough to withstand the pressure of mainstream media. In fact, Singapore, with Asean, should be more assertive on the world stage in its neutrality stand and the principles behind it. Humanity needs a united world to survive. With Kishore's help, let's all play our part.

[@volleyballdad5632]

Kishore is right to the point.👍❤

[@swtsuen8893]

Very good! Time to wake up and rethink about the West we thought we understand.

[@user-gy7wc9go9f]

马老师好专业！长久以来我们都会追崇西方文明，向往欧洲美国的生活，确实，亚洲，才是最有魅力最多元最包容的地方！一个地球！

[@Ffsniper-zi1cx]

Asia is not at war because US feels it is too difficult to find feasible military positioning. Unlike Europe where all forces are concentrated in the small frontier of central Europe, Asia is such a vast area with potential frontiers spread out across many land masses, seas, and oceans. That is perhaps blessing for us - No Washington No War.

[@ganboonmeng5370]

This week...President Xi Jinping used Prof Kishore..analogy...of being on the same ships...as reason for nations to work together for common good😅😊

[@cheewan8]

Fantastic kishore 👍👍👍

[@vincencechan7629]

Backbone is very important.

[@weikwanglee4383]

To me, SCS is presence of peace to users. Less piracy. Faster services to render help in any SOS need . China can provide this over anything US , Philippines can provide since 1945.

[@stayprepared2388]

Mr Lee Kwan Yew insist USA have a present in SCS, without the USA the ungrateful China would have forgotten the China man might have Japanese to be their fathers..

[@TacticalMayo]

Nope

[@weikwanglee4383]

@@TacticalMayo no wonder US and the US camp are all in a mess and are losing it . Greed cannot be got through self illusions . Pity. I went through a lot of western education in my growing up, but I no longer see the greats like Keynes, Kissinger, etc in play. No wonder, US plans are going haywire. Always ending up short. US is fast losing the trust and confidence in any allied leadership. Pity.

[@Cheesecake99YearsAgo]

​@@TacticalMayo welcome back to reality of dedollarization

[@TacticalMayo]

@@Cheesecake99YearsAgo we still hold over 85% of all trade🤣

[@thequietart]

I think the core of ASEAN success is we don’t interfere and meddle in each other’s internal affairs the way other parts of the world has been doing. We may disagree with some stuff, but that opened up a table for discussion, not to meddle or fund separatism or whatever. We become friends with each other rather than just allies. Friends who respect each other’s differences. Ppl of SEA also doesn’t have this vision of being the “superpower” above anyone. We just wanna live a humble peaceful life

[@nickstoic2944]

There is no threat unless one is created.

[@williamc9578]

Prof Mahbubani is right that ASEAN can play a vital role in keeping the US-China geo-political conflict out of South East Asia. The US understands this, so they've spent a huge effort to entice ASEAN member states to take sides (remember the intense flurry of visits from Blinken, Austin, Kamala Harris, and others to S.E.A last year, and that's just the tip of the iceberg). By most accounts those proved fruitless. The US worked especially hard on Vietnam, who last fought a border war with China in '79 (no doubt assuming there's lingering hatred on the part of the Vietnamese). But from recent mutual visits between the Chinese and Vietnamese Leaders, relations between China and Vietname has never been better. Ths US failed to stir anomosity once more. They have 2 cards left to play, Taiwan and, sadly, The Philippines. Taiwan is another story with a whole different dynamic, so we can leave that aside. The Philippines, a founding member of ASEAN, is now the frontline agitator in the SCS. Some may argue The Philippines is simply defending its sovereign territory. This is a shallow and undoubtedly, Western peddled narrative. There's no doubt there're territorial disputes between al the claimant nations. But the SCS Code-of-Conduct was the agreed mechanism to resolve these matters. Under President Duterte, these issues did not cause friction betweenBeijing and Manila. In fact, when BongBong Marcos took office in Jan'23, his FIRST State visit was to Beijing. He received a warm welcome, and secured investment deals betwee the 2 countries. Barely 3 mths later, guess what, Marcos did a 180. It was full-on confrontation with SCS as the singular issue. That speaks volumes. ASEAN had forgotten, among its member states, there is a US-vassal state called The Philippines. This may now be tinder to spark a shooting war in the SCS. I assure you, the US wouldn't mind one, even if it also hits their trade. Their calculation is that it will hit China way harder (70-80% of Chinese imports come through the SCS). ASEAN will be collateral damage.

[@stayprepared2388]

Mr Lee Kwan Yew insist USA have a present in SCS, without the USA the ungrateful China would have forgotten the China man might have Japanese to be their fathers..

[@petervote7914]

@@stayprepared2388 That's funny because Lee Kuan Yew was sort of Japanese collaborator during WWII.

[@skydragon23101979]

@@stayprepared2388Of course he insisted US to be present in South China Sea, because then Singapore as a small country can play both sides. This is just political gaming for interests of Singapore.

[@Jul_Nguyen]

The 9 dash line is a reaction to 350 US military bases in Japan, Korea, Philippines, Australia, etc. Sovereignty of the SCS is not the core issue for China. The main concern is national security. Vietnam depends on China for its water supply. "Rice Baskets" of the Mekong River in the South & the Red River in Vietnam North

[@Jul_Nguyen]

From the 3 Indochina wars, if Vietnamese is pro-France anti-communist, pro-USA anti-communist, pro-Soviet anti-Chinese (1979 Vietnam - Cambodia) , capitalist and/or communist ==> VN will get punished and contained if China saw neighbors hooked up with other superpowers militarily ; China will not allow neighbors to threaten it. Of course VN will claim "fishing rights for its Vietnamese fish sauce industry"; at least to calm its citizens about its future relating to Asia history : The Cham : descendants of ancient rulers of South China Sea ( National Geographic magazine , June 2014) For centuries the South China Sea was known by navigators throughout Asia as the Champa Sea, named for a great empire that controlled all of ... Vietnamese fishermen had been fishing and been camping out on islands in the South Chopsticks sea way back as far as 1294. The Yuan dynasty was unable to militarily defeat the Vietnamese the 3rd time after the previous 2 campaigns had not been successful; As late as 1293, Kublai Khan planned a fourth military campaign, but the plans for the campaign were halted when Kublai Khan died in early 1294. The new Yuan emperor, Temür Khan announced that the war with Đại Việt was over, and sent a mission to Đại Việt to restore friendly relations between the two countries. Princess Huyền Trân (Vietnamese: Huyền Trân Công Chúa, 玄珍公主) (1289-1340) of the Trần Dynasty of Đại Việt, who later married to King Jaya Simhavarman III of Champa. She was the daughter of Emperor Trần Nhân Tông and the younger sister of Emperor Trần Anh Tông. In 1306, on orders of Trần Anh Tông, Huyền Trân was married to the Champa king as Queen Parameshvari of Champa, in return for the two provinces of Châu Ô and Châu Lý (or Châu Rí) (today these provinces are Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên-Huế) in Central Vietnam

[@stng4857]

ASEAN without the US Doggie, Philippines would be ideal!!!

[@Jul_Nguyen]

The hegemonistic fantasy : continuation of the same ideology of slavery, colonialism, neo-colonialism and then ... hegemony The decline of the USA is caused by sustaining its military around the world and fighting endless wars ... Western hegemony is on its last leg. Living in denial is not a smart strategy , will have to face reality sooner or later ... The Middle East's changing tides : Farewell to American dominance Vietnam , as a member of ASEAN , are making friend with US, S.Korea, N.Korea, China, Russia, Cuba...v..v After Marcos attended the Japan-Asean Summit (December 2023) and no support from Japan and the Asean members ; after the meeting he instead gave a speech that Manila will singlehandedly dealt with the issues ? So, where's the ASEAN Alliance ?

[@petergohtek5842]

Thanks, good comment

[@JohnTr5]

The threat of Pacific region is the US ambition

[@Woohoohaha]

Best diplomat

[@yzhang9265]

ASEAN makes South East Aisa stronger. Becaueful that Anglo-Saxon may want to disassemble ASEAN so they can interfere easier

[@medialcanthus9681]

6:51 someone please make a KZbin clip or short or tiktok of this section to 7:44 plus.

[@thetruthandnobs2]

He is my 2nd favorite after Vijay Prashad. Both simply brilliant.

[@syafsmith5085]

I miss it when Singapore had broad-minded diplomats that cross examines situations and not be biased to one side of the argument like Prof Kishore and Prof Tommy Koh instead of hacks like Bilahari Kausikan and Vivian

[@stayprepared2388]

Mr Lee Kwan Yew insist USA have a present in SCS, without the USA the ungrateful China would have forgotten the China man might have Japanese to be their fathers..

[@testusersg]

@@syafsmith5085 GY is good too.

[@shinlee2579]

Outstanding Lecture

[@daning9764]

Great talk as usual, thanks Kishore.

[@tonbopro]

As diverse as fellow member ASEAN nations are ，it warms my heart to think we live in mutual respect and common interest and with China too， well Obama famously rejected Xi on many occasions regarding mutual respect and common interest

[@level1selamat155]

PH pag pag Marcos #2 looking for trouble

[@weilingchua4728]

Note the following Former Singapore UN embassador Kishore Mabubani says in this video : One of the thing that become clear to me as I study this US - China contest very ver deep as deeply as I can, is that the Anglo-Saxon media will tell outright lies. Which for many in Singapore is very hard to believe because we have become prisoners of the Anglo-Saxon media. So, we cannot accept the fact that sometimes they are telling outright lies on some issues. And so, especially when it comes to the south china sea, you must learn to be very wary of all the facts.

[@rosendob.sanchez4056]

very good read,,,,thanks. its true!

[@ErniJuliaKok]

Unfortunately, good people, great thinkers such as Prof. Kishore Mahbubani don't want to be a politician. But yet, without them, the world has no balancing knuckle, and there is no jigsaw of power.

[@hsinliu7439]

How come one discredit this person. Prisoner of Anglo Saxon media… can’t be better described than that.

[@dtbhkoh6575]

He has lost his stateman standing to be objective and neutrality with such comment.

[@richardphua2022]

@@dtbhkoh6575 You've absolutely nailed the issue on its head! For a 'reputed' and supposed 'academic' to be so loose and generalising in his statement is a complete shame and a rather humiliating embarrassment for Singapore to ever have such a 'former diplomat'.

[@s546813]

@@richardphua2022 Kishore Mahbubani is an ex diplomat with courage to speak the truth. Singapore is proud of him.

[@lvjinbin28]

Today, Greece controls 95% of the islands and exclusive economic zone in the Aegean Sea but not whole water, while Turkey only controls 5% islands. Is this very similar to what the Chinese claim? Isn’t it unfair that the Turkish fleet may break into Greek EEZ when they just leave the port? Yes, it's very unfair but Greece was in the winner side in the First Balkan War, World War I, and World War II. At the end of World War II, the ROC Kuomingtang regime claimed some islands in South China Sea as Chinese traditional fishing areas in 1945, the West and the Soviet Union asked their biggest ally in Asia, the ROC to take over the military control of South China Sea after Japanese troops withdrew from the South China Sea. Ironically the US navy even lent 8 warships to the Chinese, then the 4 ROC navy warships landed on Taiping Island, Thitu Island, Triton Island, Woody Island and set up stone tablets in 1946, then the ROC Kuomingtang regime drew 11-dash line. Today, the pro-West, anti-communist democratic ROC Taiwan still claims 11-dash line since 1945 until today, Taiwan still controls Taiping island and Dongsha island, but Thitu Island was lost to the Philippines due to storm in 1971, Taiwan navy wanted to take back but canceled military retaliation operation against the Philippines under pressure from the United States, but the ROC Taiwan did not give up the claim on Thitu island until today. PRC Beijing just inherited same 11-dash line claim from the ROC after Chinese Civil War 1949, but PRC changed from 11-dash line to 9-dash line after Mao Zedong gave Bach Long Vi island as gift to Ho Chi Minh for monitoring US reconnaissance aircraft in 1957, ironically the North Vietnam used to support PRC's claim on Paracel and Spratly but the Viet Cong under Le Duan became pro-Soviet anti-Chinese, unified Vietnam started to claim same like the South Vietnam regime after reunification 1975 and caused Sino-Vietnamese Conflicts, more ironically the Viet Cong has become pro-American today, I think the CCP must regret to Bach Long Vi gift, maybe the CCP will restore the 11-dash line and take back Bach Long Vi if Viet Cong became another S.Vietnam. So why international community let Chinese to control South China Sea after WWII? When Chinese claimed the South China Sea islands in 1945, British Malaya, American Philippines, French Vietnam, Dutch Indonesia, all Southeast Asian countries were Western colonies in 1945. Therefore, when the West masters gave the South China Sea as a gift to the best friend the ROC Kuomingtang, the Southeast Asians as slaves couldn't and didn't oppose ROC's 11-dash line claim. International practice is that whoever claims or occupies uninhabited island first, if no countries really objects, then this is whose territory, or you can get territory through treaty after war. The document given by the Chinese is that in the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty, Japan gave up Taiwan, Penghu, the Spratly Islands and the Paracel Islands to ROC, Today Taiwan still possesses the original copy of that treaty. So why did the United States gave the South China Sea to ally Chinese instead of the ally Filipino? Because The post-war order is always decided by the winners according to contributions during the war, usually the big contributors can distribute the spoils, because ROC suffered tens of millions of casualties, KMT/CCP wiped out more Japanese than all of Southeast Asia combined, the Chinese persisted against Japan until fascist surrendered in 1945, but all Southeast Asians and Western colonial troops didn't resist long enough but surrendered to Japan in 1942 in Southeast Asia. Therefore, the ROC is the only independent country in Asia that made the greatest contribution until the end of World War II. That’s why the international community has acquiesced in ROC's claims to the South China Sea, The ROC used tens of thousands of tons of bloodshed to obtain Taiwan, Manchukuo, and the 11-dash line. If you don't pay more cost, do you just want to use propaganda war to force the Chinese to give up? Of course you have to sacrifice more to rewrite new world order.

[@user-ck9nl8ko6q]

Fair enough

[@generalyoutubewatching5286]

We r at peace. Famous last words b

[@bobChristianson]

united states feeds on war and chaos - Peace and Progress around the World weakens uncle sam !!!

[@TacticalMayo]

Good job USA 🇺🇲

[@vijjreddy]

with USA treating China as Enemy No 1, and with countries like South Korea, Philippines etc fully aligned with USA - China is fully justified to treat these countries as Enemy satellites.. and it can interfere with navies of these countries in South China sea. Philippines has no basis for complaint on China when on one hand it aligns itself with China's enemy, but expect China to treat Philippines as friendly country, even as a neutral country

[@allantham168]

Agree no more

[@GOBEF3]

💯👍

[@hsheuw]

Just like Mr George Yeo proudly labels himself as 中华儿女， Prof Mahbubani also deserves an honorary 中华儿女😊.

[@dexterthiam3675]

Maybe 中华胶？

[@hsheuw]

@@dexterthiam3675 what does it mean..?

[@phongy45]

South China seas area ... We don't need nato and west interference... Nato military forces must leave immediately