Kishore is the pillar to a world making sense.

I deeply respect Kishore Mahbubani and his analysis on China & Asia's rise, China will overtake America & become no1 within a few years, backed by economic & demographic trends, but America refuses to accept it, instead America will do anything to maintain its dominance, but America can't stop China from overtaking America, its impossible, America has to change & adapt to this new world where Asia led by China will be the centre of world power.

America has always used war instead of diplomacy. War with their indigenous people, war with their neighbors to both the north and the south, war with Britain, war with itself, war with Iraq, proxy war with Syria, trade war with China, cold war with the USSR, economic war with Russia, economic war with Venezuela, economic war with Iran, war with Vietnam, war with Korea, war with Spain, war with Panama, war with Nicaragua, war with Germany, war with Japan and on and on and on. It has never resorted to diplomacy when war is so enticing. Why would it not go to war with China? It's already saber rattling with Iran seeking an excuse to attack. It's already saber rattling with China seeking an excuse to attack.

Many countries' leaders say they don't want to have to choose sides. But I wonder provocatively if this is even a scenario anymore? To quote Kishore: - Most of the world's countries have joined BRI with China despite American challenges and lobbying - In the example of the Indonesian university lecture hall, the clear majority of students today view China as the most important country in the world - For Asian countries like Australia and Singapore, the current pressure to choose comes from straddling their Chinese economic relationship on one side but the American security relationship on another side, and these economic vs security relationships may be used diametrically against each other - But if-or-when China's military-industrial complex eclipses America's, just as China's economy eclipses America's, countries may feel reduced need and pressure to be strategically ambivalent, American security challenge may reduce or withdraw from this contest, and whole set of economic and security relationships in the Asian system will be aligned - Simply by not making a "choice" in the meantime, countries are in fact choosing a future they'd be more comfortable in being in within Asia.

Kishore is pretty well known in China, as 马凯硕 ma3kai3shuo4. Always a pleasure to watch him speak, almost like watching some kind of performance.

A very good and thoughtful analysis by some unencumbered minds.

Really good discussion. Thank you.

Very interesting and clarifying !

Had already had two for myself since 2018 .Huawei for wechat and Sony for watapp., no problem, proud two mobile phone.

So refreshing to hear Dr Kishore !

Enmity is not the same as war; enmity really means China winning slowly without starting a war, with the US looking on and lamenting without starting a war.

So much wisdom ..... Thank you Kishore!

Danny Quah knows his questions!! very impressive with his style!!

Thanks, Kishore takes a deep breath before answering and after, hehe.

Waiting for Prof Kishore's book :)

The US set up rules based order with Institutions set up for their own interests not becoz they are benevolent nor magnanimous. China was able to work within the system to be where she is.

Interesting and informative discussion! Kishore Mahbubani's insights are a treasure trove for anyone seeking to understand geopolitics and the historical events we are living through today. Looking forward to getting a copy of his next book.

Kishore said that the alleged IP thief and forced tech transfer only contributed a negligible part in the rise of the economic power of China, then how did it alienate the US business community? Honestly, those things were way more serious in the early decades of the economic reform, and the US business community seemed perfectly fine with them.

Kishore made an important point that in 2050 Europe's population was twice that of Africa but by 2100 Africa will be 10 times more populous than Europe and many Africans will find themselves in Europe to escape hardship (2100: Europe 630 million vs Africa 4,630 million . So Africa population is projected to be 7.34 times more than Europe population, not 10 times more.

Education, equality, health care, and a clean environment are a priority. Friendly with neighbors and all nations including the US. The action of China in compassion and Soft Power could be a paradigm for the world.

It is clear that the US taught the elites of the world well. Not precisely for generosity, as they may think, but for sheer interest.

I don't agree that the US was benign in many of the institutions it created. It was always about maintaining Anglo Saxon dominance sometimes overtly and sometimes overtly - like Five Eyes. Anyone who sought other paths were isolated or attacked.

Kishore is our future east and west

36:50 The US dollar is not the world only reserve currency , the dollar is one of and the main one. Euro, Yen, Sterling ,etc are also world reserve currencies. The euro , for example, makes up about 20% of central banks foreign currency reserves.

Quah, China should demilitarize the South China Sea. The traditional alliances of the US are still intact- ANZUS, NATO and with Japan and So. Korea. Kishore's excellent assessment is well appreciated.

Wow only you can save the west. God from Singapore!

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Anglo saxon just refusted to understand ( even though they know the truth hurts ) SAD!!!!

Lucid as per usual. However on Xinjiang: 1)Whilst the Uighur/Xinjiang issue is deeply troubling, it may be also wise to remember that it is NOT a war against Muslims. The biggest Islamic community in China are the Hui who have no issues with terrorism/seperatism and have not been subject to any government attention. 2)Also note that whilst China is guilty of employing a clumsy, insensitive and blunt instrument to deal with the matter, there have been over 800 deaths both Han and Uighur as a result of indiscriminate Terror attacks since 1990s peaking in 2015. Imagine if that was say in the UK...what measures would have been adopted (see Northern Ireland). Thus far there have been allegations but no evidence that there have been ANY deaths in these camps. "Genocide" seems a bit of a strong word to use when as mention American bombs have inflicted far more "collateral damage" over its many wars in recent decades. 3)Plus the UN report estimated was between 10,000 and 1 million which basically meant they had no idea but the media took the biggest number and ran with it. The phrases "highly exaggerated" and "lack of due diligence" may come to mind. I mean, for mass prison, how about what US policy has done to the Palestinians? Media strangely silent. 4)Whilst China gets labelled with hyperbolic words like 'Genocide', what's happening in say nearby Kashmir is far more brutal and mostly unreported by Western media outlets since India is the 'largest Democracy' in the world. Instead media prefers to report on say Hong Kong in which the CCP seem pretty lenient in leaving the (very violent) protest largely in the hands of the HK govt and police to deal with. Again contrast Kashmir. For that matter the Yellow Jacket violence in France. Double standards much? 5)Finally those leaked reports - if one reads Chinese, one would realise that the translations provided are very different from what was actually said. If anything, much of it was instructions were to low ranking officials stressing that this was not a war against the Muslim religion and to treat the suspects fairly. Very much different from the translations provided. Some of the words which suggest 'extermination' really also translated were more related to destroying wayward ideas. Again very few people have bothered to question source (There was no official Government stamp...the writings were coped by the Paper itself) or get proper translations before jumping to conclusions. This is NOT to excuse what is happening in Xinjiang of course but a bit of levity may be useful.

The US HAD PIVOTED IN PACIFIC 60 TO 80℅MILITARY before China military at scs.WHY?

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kishore is an american fan no doubt

Washington needs to be cleaned out.

Kishore saying US didn't behave like a hegemon when it became powerful.... Middle east: Am I a joke to you? South America: Am I a joke to you? Mexico: Am I a joke to you? Laos: Am I a joke to you? Vietnam: Am I a joke you?

Europe will be Africa's Africa or the second Africa.

FDR's righthand man during his effort building up Russia after WW2 said something like " generations later would thank their freedom for his effort ----- I suppose a competitor to check on the imperialistic intention of "American Century" advocators.

All teal, what does it take to help ith no motive of power. It's structure of system, past change Tim, llp is outing on th VINE, all I see is greedy selfish take what they don't need- like the buffet line that billions can live by, but that's not l lower

The host seemed to be biased

Actually it is kinda worrying about China that now it is going to enact some kind of password law... and how secured are your account with the traditional Chinese platform like Alipay, Wechat etc... and of course the monitoring and censoring...

US envision the world should have the same value and ideology as the west. That’s why US started every major war against other countries in the attempt to align other countries, killing millions along the way. What a western value. Let’s cut the craps. It was all about oil, US dollar dominance and the concept and maintaining of US empire.

"You two can fight, but just leave us alone". Do you think China wants to fight?

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The US dollar as the main world reserve currency allows the US to export inflation away. There are lot of dollars under mattress , lost , buried, in people pockets that will never see the light of the day. In other words, the US will never have to provide goods and services for those dollars that people have all over the world even buried in seas, rivers, ditch, etc..37:20. I have seen youtube video of people burning money, all it meant was that less paper money chasing less goods and services thus lower inflation. The same with the US dollar being the main reserve currency , there are dollars , sometimes as result of drug dealing gone bad, that will never see the light of day. It might be in some safe or on a dead person body. But less dollar in circulation just mean lower inflation for the US.

Danny Quah has no knowledge of technical engineering and is in way over his head when it comes to his understanding of the facts. He boldly claims China is ahead of the US in many fields; Quantum Computing, Fintech, AI, and Supercomputing, and thus there can be no question of IP theft if China is the leader. This is a layman's understanding of the situation. For example, just because Wepay and Alipay are enabling Scan and Pay purchases by Chinese people in many areas of the country, this only means they are ahead in adoption not on the underlying technology of QR codes and Mobile to Merchant transactions. His claim of Supercomputers is flawed, China hasn't even mastered semiconductor and memory chip manufacturing, and only 16 percent of the semiconductors used in China are produced in-country, and of these only half of these are made by Chinese firms. It is dependent on foreign suppliers based in America and Japan for advanced chips. Economists like these require to consult an engineer on staff before they pronounce these kinds of statements based on faulty premises.

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I cringed a little when Prof Kishore said "but lets compare the record of United States and China in dealing with innocent Muslims. Which country has killed more innocent Muslims, United States or China," after addressing what the Chinese government is doing to the Uyghurs. It reeks of tu quoque/whataboutism, a logical fallacy that I'm sure Kishore did not intend to commit. The point on hypocrisy, while valid, is unnecessary. When talking about Chinese action in Xinjiang, the discussion should and must be on the human rights abuses, the Chinese government's motivations, *and nothing else*.

Long winded introduction to hear about himself rather than Kishore speak.

well... 20 minutes in, and so far everything out these guys' mouth has been wrong in some way. Always just slightly wrong, by leaving something out... I am getting the strong impression that these guys have an agenda.

This speaker has such positive illusion on CCP and ignore how tough CCP treat its people. He shall go under CCP and experience the CCP's rule of law.

I've heard this guy opinions for years. He is Chinese propaganda