Posted: 29 December 2009 2148 hrs
SINGAPORE : Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said China
may become an advanced world power in 50 years' time, but it does
not mean that Singapore will be squeezed out.
Speaking at a dialogue on Tuesday evening, Mr Lee said Singapore's
relationship with China is changing over time, and will continue to
change.
He added that for Singapore to be an effective player on the world
stage, it must retain its point of view, and not become a satellite
of bigger economies like the US, Japan or China.
Mr Lee said: "We are a little red dot but we are a special red dot.
We are connected with the world, we play a special role. And we are
not going to be in anybody's pocket.
"And if we lose that status, we are meaningless. Because of our
status as independent actors, independent observers of situation,
when we say something, they say yes that is a Singapore point of
view and very often a realistic point of view." - CNA/ms
50 years time, i think you would had rotten till nothing left, care
so much for what?
dust to dust, ashes to ashes
