In Japan and the United States, after all, there must be a guise of democracy, and family politics operate differently. Japan, which is similar to the Chinese culture, has built a basic board based on blood, native place, and teacher-student relationship. This basic board has gradually expanded, paying more attention to family marriage and mutual support, as well as the promotion of teacher-student relations. In the United States, in addition to family ties, they rely more on strong financial support. Therefore, political families not only have extensive contacts in the officialdom, but also have close relationships with the big consortia on Wall Street. More accurately, they themselves are consortia.
In Singapore, the Lee and his sons have made their own way in a similar dictatorship.
Li Guangyao Li Guangyao was born in 1923, Singaporean Chinese, ancestral home in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China. Of course, he himself did not have any special feelings for China, and even during most of his control of Singapore, Singapore maintained a relatively hostile policy towards China.
When he was young, Singapore was a colony of the British Empire and he grew up with a British education. Soon after Singapore was occupied by Japan, Lee Kuan Yew went to study in the UK with the Queen's Scholarship of the British Empire. This experience of studying abroad deeply influenced Lee Kuan Yew's later political orientation. During this period, while learning the advanced experience of capitalism, he was inevitably affected by many socialisms. The experience of studying in the United Kingdom made Lee Kuan Yew deeply understand the importance of national independence, and gradually showed a tendency to oppose colonial rule. But at the same time, he who agrees with Marxism does not approve of Leninism.Foreshadowed the future relationship with China.
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew returned to Singapore after graduating and began to work for Malaysia to fight for independence. At that time, Singapore still belonged to Malaysia. In 1952, Lee Kuan Yew became famous in negotiating with the government on behalf of the striking workers, and gained a broad mass foundation, laying the foundation for his later political career. In 1959, the second year after Malaysia’s independence, the Singapore Autonomous State was established. The People’s Action Party led by Lee Kuan Yew won the election, and he was also elected as prime minister. This began the 60-year rule of the Lee and his sons in Singapore. .
However, in the eyes of Malaysian leaders, there is an idea that people who are not our own people must have different hearts. Anti-Chinese sentiment prevails, and Singaporeans have an absolute majority. Therefore, Singapore has gradually become a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh of Malaysian leaders. . Malaysia's rejection of Chinese is also evident in another article by Jin Kan, "Chinese Education in Malaysia". As a Chinese born and raised in Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew has been working hard to improve Singapore's status, and had many contradictions with the high level of the federal government. Finally, in 1965, Singapore withdrew from the Federation of Malaysia (to be precise, Singapore was forced to become independent). At this time, Lee Kuan Yew became the real leader in Singapore.
As the national leader, Lee Kuan Yew, who has taken over the power, closely followed the steps of the United States and strictly implemented the policy against China. During his reign, although Singapore’s economy developed rapidly, its relationship with China was unspeakable and friendly. The famous Nanyang University was founded by the patriotic Chinese Tan Kah Kee . As the only Chinese university overseas, it was also continuously suppressed in Singapore. It was finally forcibly merged into National University of Singapore in 1980.Since then, it has withdrawn from the stage of history and ceased to exist.
In 1990, Lee Kuan Yew, who was already old, felt that his energy was declining. At this time, his eldest son, Lee Hsien Loong , was just thirty-eight years old. He had no foundation in the officialdom, and his seniority was still low, and his abilities needed to be exercised. But before that, as early as 1984, Lee Hsien Loong had already entered the top ranks of Singapore as the Minister of Defense and Industry, as well as members of Parliament. In 1988, Lee Kuan Yew, who was prepared for a rainy day, set up the post of cabinet minister. This post is equivalent to Singapore’s "superior emperor", which allows him to get rid of most of the complicated affairs, but still can firmly grasp the direction of the country's progress. After making all arrangements, Lee Kuan Yew abdicated and gave the Prime Minister to his cronies Goh Chok Tong . His son Lee Hsien Loong also entered the cabinet and served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade.
Lee Kuan Yew did not leave the political world after leaving office. He did not even leave his original prime minister's office. The successor Goh Chok Tong had to find a new office upstairs. Lee Kuan Yew continued to maintain close contact with Goh Chok Tong, and continued to exert influence on the cabinet by participating in the discussions of the cabinet meeting and various informal meetings with the prime minister and other ministers. He can even say to Goh Chok Tong without evasiveness: "Even if I am lying in a hospital bed, or have been sent to the grave, when I find something is wrong, I will still get up." Goh Chok Tong served as prime minister until 2004 At this time, Lee Hsien Loong had a solid foundation and had the experience and ability to deal with major issues at home and abroad, so Goh Chok Tong resigned, and Lee Hsien Loong took over as the third prime minister of Singapore with huge arguments.
Lee Hsien Loong
After Lee Hsien Loong succeeded, Goh Chok Tong and Lee Kuan Yew still act as helpers behind the scenes to influence Singapore’s policies.Singapore also continues to firmly follow the pace of the United States. It was not until 2011 that Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong issued a joint statement , stating that they would no longer enter the cabinet.
The farce-like South China Sea arbitration case in 2013 severely violated our sovereignty. In our opinion, this is just a farce self-directed and performed by a few countries, but this farce has Singapore's participation. Lee Hsien Loong said: The arbitration result strongly endorses the international law concerning maritime disputes. It has been strongly criticized in our country. After that, Lee Hsien Loong also supported the United States' plan to return to the Asia-Pacific in a high-profile manner, actively participating in the TPP agreement promoted by Obama , and acting as a pawn of US imperialism.
Lee Kuan Yew has two children besides Lee Hsien Loong, their youngest son Lee Hsien Yang and daughter Lee Weiling. Li Xianyang served as the CEO of Singapore Telecom for a long time and successfully led Singtel to turn losses into profits and increase profits. And Li Weiling is a successful doctor. Both have successful careers and stay away from politics as much as possible. But things have changed in recent years.
In 2017, two years after Lee Kuan Yew's death, Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Wei Ling suddenly published an article "Where Are Lee Kuan Yew's Values" on the Internet. They sharply denounced his brother Lee Hsien Loong and accused him of abusing power. Engage in nepotism. The article summarizes a few points. One is that Lee Hsien Loong abuses his power to seek personal gains, and also allows his wife to gain benefits; the other is that he disregards his father’s will and wants to keep Lee Kuan Yew’s former residence as his political symbol; Engaged in nepotism and wanted to support his child Li Hongyi to enter the political arena. In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, the benevolence and morality of the brothers and sisters is nothing more than a conflict of interests with his own brother.As early as more than ten years ago, Lee Hsien Loong’s wife He Jing moved to Temasek Investment Company and became chairman of the board, and Temasek, as the capital of Singapore State Controls, was also the controlling shareholder of SingTel, where Lee Hsien Yang is the controlling shareholder. The resignation has nothing to do with He Jing.
In addition, according to Lee Kuan Yew's will, No. 38 Oxley Road where he lived during his lifetime should not be used as a former residence or memorial place, but hope to demolish it. Because this house is located in the prosperous area of the city, it affects the surrounding construction, and the house is old, and the renovation also requires a large amount of cost. In addition, Lee Kuan Yew didn't want his former residence to be used to commemorate himself, and he didn't want the Chinese people to pay their respects. But Lee Hsien Loong wanted to keep this house. After all, his father's support is the foundation of his political leadership in Singapore today, and it will also be of great benefit to his son's future career in politics. The purpose of the two brothers and sisters Li Xianyang is not simple. The two of them have hoarded a lot of land around No. 38 Oxley Road. If Lee Kuan Yew’s former residence is demolished in accordance with the will, the commercial value of the surrounding area will rise sharply, and the two will make a lot of money. Make a lot of money.
There is no conclusion to the farce of the Lee brothers and sisters. As a family that has been leading Singapore for 60 years, it is indeed a bit embarrassing to be like this. In order to calm public opinion, Lee Hsien Loong also made a promise not to allow his son to participate in politics and inheritance. Lee Hsien Yang's children were kicked out of the heirs by his uncle a long time ago. Today, Lee Hsien Loong is in a state of health, and one year is worse than one year. As he declared, "Singapore will not have a prime minister over 70 years old", and the time left for him is running out. The glory of the Li family will also end soon.
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