ASEAN chair: Singapore has achieved far more than anticipated, says Dr Balakrishnan
Speaking to the media ahead of the 33rd ASEAN Summit, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attributed this success to the hard work of all government agencies and the full support and participation of all ASEAN member states.
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The World in this few years achieve so little - collectively as a whole ---- due mainly to sorely lack of World leadership.
What Singapore has achieved through ASEAN as chair ---- is certainly a light that lit up the darkness and coldness that have forsaken Humanity collectiveness to mutually benefit one another in the Globe.
What we see are :- (1) Natural disasters striking across the Globe - eg. runaway forest fires, devastating hurricanes, relentless rain causing flooding, earthquakes, iceberg the size of big Countries breaking away and many other disasters ------ but there are no collectively human leadership to stop the trend of Global Warming ---- and what we see are many self-interest, blaming, finger pointing, accusation of guilts.
(2) Trade wars levy across the Globe, breaking of trade deals, spiking trade tariffs -- instead of cooperation to forge mutually beneficial trade deals to benefit Countries, corporate and the people.
(3) Breaking of arm deals to preserve peace - instead of forging more peace deals to reduce conflict and forge cooperation for mutual benefits.
For the World we see are the dark sides of Humanity emerging - featuring self-interest, finger pointing, blaming, mutual destructive acts --- and we fail see any one taking World Leadership to bring Countries, Grouping together ---- to do collective good.
World Leadership must come with 3 attributes :- (1) Wisdom - Insights of Global issues and able to come out with solutions to resolve the Global issues.
(2) Muscle - the strengh (financial, connections, self interest and collective interest) to be able to pull the weight.
(3) Ability to lead and pull Global Leaders and Countries together - and support the World Leadership.
All the above are lacking in the Globe for the past few years --- and the Globe just limbo to get by.
Hence Singapore playing a regional role - specifically in ASEAN pulling Asia Leaders and other Global Leaders to push ASEAN-& others agenda - to promote trade, business, investment and peace ---- will surely be a "Light of Wisdom" to guide the World which otherwise will linger in the "Darkness of Limbo - due to self-serving and self-interest".
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