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[Preview] Singapore Platform for East-West Dialogue with Bilahari Kausikan

[Preview] Singapore Platform for East-West Dialogue with Bilahari Kausikan

28 October 2017

On 11 October, Bilahari Kausikan, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke at our monthly Singapore Platform for East-West Dialogue. He focused on why a small country should not behave like a small country.

The following  is a selection of tweets highlighting the main points he made.
The reality of Singapore’s standing on the world stage
An exceptional quality of Singapore
Singapore’s relationship with China
On the nature of friendship between countries
On the South China Sea issue
When asked about ASEAN’s general reticence on the Rohingya issue
Final Thought

[Preview] Singapore Platform for East-West Dialogue with Wang Gungwu

[Preview] Singapore Platform for East-West Dialogue with Wang Gungwu

27 October 2017

On 19 September, Professor Wang Gungwu spoke at our monthly Singapore Platform for East-West Dialogue. He focused on the different conception of law by the East versus the West.

The following is a selection of tweets highlighting the main points he made.
The East and West have interacted for a long time
Implications of “Rule of Law”
The relationship between the ruler and the ruled in China
Legal history of China: How Confucianism came to hold sway
Confucian conception of the law
The main nub of the legal disagreement between East and West
China’s puzzlement over the implementation of international law
China’s suspicions of Western motives
Prof. Wang answering a question about the balance of power
An interesting fact
East versus West on individualism
The South China Sea issue
China’s priorities