DPM Heng and other panellists were reflecting on Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s contributions to the development of Asia and global relations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DPM Heng Swee Keat speaking on a panel at the Asia Future Summit 2023. The other panellists were former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou and former Australian prime minister John Howard.
Mr Heng said that sometimes countries seek to make another country in their own image, but every country will have its own history, culture and development. Even democracies have significant differences in the way their government is formed, as well as how their policy initiatives are mediated and presented to the electorate.
Mr Heng, who served as Mr Lee’s principal private secretary between 1997 and 2001, said the founding prime minister’s views were well regarded because of his ability to look at each country’s long-term interests instead of immediate concerns – and to see how, in the pursuit of their long-term interests, countries can also find common space to work together.
“What was remarkable, I think, is that he had a clear view of what the solution should be in handling this relationship. In that particular moment, how do you resist taking short-term measures which may be popular with the people, but which may actually harm each country’s long-term interest?
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