I am a Dutchman of 70 living in France and I agree for 100% with Mahbubani Kishore: Western intellectuals are arrogant. I would say VERY arrogant! When there are discussions, lectures about China, India, Arab or African countries on western TV channels, there are "rarely" intellectuals/experts from these countries. The average western man or woman, but also leading intellectuals, have no idea of the geopolitical and demographic changes taking place. Many still have the mindset from The Cold War, for when they talk about modern Russia, they refer to that country in Cold War rhetoric. Even so called bright intellectuals have never heard of the late Lee Kuan Yew, Deng Xiaoping or BRICS or The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or even the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and so on!

@davidrapalyea7727

5 жыл бұрын

@@Xrginld17X Western Europe is an exhausted civilization and besides, it will be a bit like Muslim Turkey in one long lifetime. They don't much count anymore. USA, on the otherhand is the only economically important nation on the planet with adaquate demographics. Mostly, we are a planetary power with fewer and fewer planetary interests. In addition we accidentally discovered more hydrocarbons then god. We don't need the rest of the world anymore. But we have plenty of nice clean LNG available at reasonable costs…. But China realy realy hates Japan and we still have treaties with Japan. If those two get themselves into a face off in that over faced neck of the woods it could really really piss us off. We are known to go insane under such circumstances.

@MrBadasscheesewheel

5 жыл бұрын

How do you feel about Mahbubani's arrogance?

@harryelliott8905

5 жыл бұрын

Ding Dong your opinion is wrong

@yanghailun

5 жыл бұрын

The immigrant policy of the Europe is the climax of the cultural arrogant and ignorance. They thought the west culture is so strong that by default everyone came from rest fo world would be assimilated into its culture or at least peaceful coexistence. But they are wrong.

@basook6116

5 жыл бұрын

if rest of Americans knows this, peace will last for long time

The first caucasian western student posed a typical western question about China on "Human Rights." Obviously he thinks about voting and freedom of expression. But.....lifting 800.000.000 people out of poverty within 40 years, is not that the greatest achievement of "Chinese Human Rights?" Show me one country or group of countries, that ever achieved this? So it is not a coincidence the second white western student was asking a similar question about China's "foul play."

@harryelliott8905

5 жыл бұрын

love that conspiracy theory

@patrickkoh1056

5 жыл бұрын

Agree. I don't care much about the lofty ideals up the maslows chain, because more important to feed 1.4 billion well - already a huge step and ENOUGH on its own. On that alone, it was magical.

@funbigly

4 жыл бұрын

Paul van Dijck, No way! Really? How about you tell us about how China managed to lift all those people out of poverty in the past 40 years. Oh that's right, it did so by replacing its socialist economic policies with western liberal economic policies. You and 29 others learned something new today.

@wenxiqu8010

4 жыл бұрын

@@funbigly China learned a lot from Singapore when Deng Xiaoping first visited Singapore. He decided to open up China and gave the most understandable explanation of Pragmatism: It doesn't matter if it is a black cat or a white cat, it's a good cat if it can catch the rat. We Chinese don't live by ideology like a bible, and we think the road that leads us forward would never change. Deng Xiaoping also contributed "touch the rock to cross the river", meaning experiments in policies are very important when you make decisions. Thanks to a lot of western ideas, we developed so fast, especially after joining WTO, and we don't deny that. Without foreign investment, we could not have achieved so much. In China, people don't go left or right, we consider if something is suitable for the current situation and if it brings benefits to us. I hope you also learned something new today.

@funbigly

4 жыл бұрын

@@wenxiqu8010 Ironically, Pragmatism is a uniquely American philosophy. It was developed and espoused by mostly Americans 1880's onward. Singapore's free trade philosophy is a western idea from Adam Smith. Unfortunately, I can't say you taught me anything. But you write very eloquently, thank you.

Hello, I am a student from Azerbaijan and I agree with your statements. Very happy to see such a decentered from West view. West needs to act from a decentred perspective (looking at issues taking into account the space, time, linguistics and geopolitics of the region at issue). Thank you for lecture!

I cannot concur to the saying that China entry into WTO in year 2001 was a strategic mistake by the West in not giving attention. This notion is short of saying that you committed a mistake by not noticing the improvement of livelihood of your neighbour, short of saying that the rise of your neighbour threathen you in all aspects if you let it happened The rules of game in WTO were of American making... China or India rise was owing to their people's hard work, they owe nobody a living and owe no one an obligations to say sorry.

@paulvandijck6476

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on!

@stayprepared2388

3 жыл бұрын

2021 , china is a developing country or a developed country ? Does china still entitled all trade benefits of a developing country today ?

@codechannel528

3 жыл бұрын

@@stayprepared2388 still a developing country by the standards set by western countries. Can’t change the rules when it no longer benefits you

@derickyyy

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t believe the speaker meant to assert that the US should’ve tried to stop China from entering the WTO. His point-as I understood it-was that the US should’ve been paying more attention to China and other emerging economies during the early 2000s. The US should’ve anticipated the massive impact that China’s growth would have on the American economy and job market. The West was blinded by hubris. By the time we woke up to our new reality, Western corporations had already moved thousands of jobs overseas to take advantage of the new low-cost, loosely-regulated labor markets. Western countries could’ve acted preemptively by passed laws or tax incentives to prevent corporations from outsourcing labor, but they didn’t noticed what was happening until it was already too late. Or at least that’s the message I took away :)

@darbyheavey406

2 жыл бұрын

The US hoped that economic liberalization would lead to political liberalization. Germany should have been an example from history.

A copy of this book should be gifted to John Bolton, Trump's advisor.

@crisyorke1328

5 жыл бұрын

Prof. Peter Navarro have books to give to Marxist Singapore and China.

@JK-ix8zi

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think Colonel Sanders reads much.

@orangekeita

5 жыл бұрын

They can't read or simply refuse to accept the fact that the world keeps changing regardless. No one can be dominant forever.

@orangekeita

5 жыл бұрын

@@crisyorke1328 You are deeply mistaken. Your mistakes or misunderstanding simply showed your ignorance and arrogance. China and Singapore are two countries with very different political system. And each country has the very right to decide what's best for its own people. The west had been a thief and robber in the history of colonial period. Therefore you have no right to decide what needs to be done or how to do it in Asia.

@polymyxa8233

5 жыл бұрын

It should also be gifted to Mike Pompeo (Secretary of State) who enjoys 'We lied, cheated, and stole...".

As a Chinese, Prof Kishore, you are one of the widest Indians I have ever known and met.

@ona2779

2 жыл бұрын

Kishore is Singaporean

I have to thank a dear friend for having sent me this mind opening speech by Kishore Madhubani..He speaks with so much clarity and the west truly needs to step back and know that none actually wants to follow the west because they are complete in themselves...👏👏👏improving steadily but surely

@johnnyhs_ngnng5554

2 жыл бұрын

Pali, ball carrier.

I came here with a susceptible mind, but got valuable facts and opinions from Mahbubani. Thank you.

Kishore is such a learned man!

Thank you Professor Mahbubani for very correct and reasonable arguments , and I am very proud of you.

@johnnyhs_ngnng5554

2 жыл бұрын

Alan, you are a shoe shine boy 👎

Kishore : A Truly a stage performer, speaker and great thinker of our times

@andrewtungsk2762

2 жыл бұрын

Totally Agree 18/2/22singapore

@raymonddon8875

Жыл бұрын

china, india & japan will lead now...

Wow..! what a wisdom.Finally, I am enlightened. Thanks.

If you want to know how the Globe really works, listen to observers from small/medium countries like Singapore. They are invaluable. Such societies cannot afford to look through the crooked lenses of the Great Powers if they want to succeed. In the case of prof. Mahbubani, one only has to make corrections for his professional diplomatic optimism.

@vigilurbis3394

Жыл бұрын

Singapore cannot afford to make reckless, irresponsible foreign policy, that's why they don't see any good reason to be against China.

He truly is a global treasure. So so appreciate that he understands China so welll. There are extremely very few major English spoken person who actually defends China

@johnnyhs_ngnng5554

2 жыл бұрын

SJ, you are a balls carrier.

Absolutely brilliant! Amazing thinker. Most Americans have no clue as to the seismic changes taking around in this world.

@JDmix123

3 жыл бұрын

You’re showing your ignorance

@georgewashington.t

2 жыл бұрын

Just because of little onlyfan hype, don't think usa is unaware of anything These yenkis know stuffs

@gloriakadar3288

2 жыл бұрын

America its a continent from Alaska to patagonia.

@elimlinrr6898

2 жыл бұрын

A quote from the Three Kingdoms which every Chinese has watched on TV, one of the four major literature classics of China, states: "He who wins the hearts of men will rule the world." The same applies in the 21st century, where the internet makes information dissemination global. My bet is on China because integrity and benevolence (a prequisite Confucian value for any government officials) will always triumph over hypocrisy and aggression as practised by USA. China's foreign policy is win-win. USA's foreign policy is "if you are not with me, then you are against me" A zero sum game mentality. If USA wins, people around the world will get the status quo, a world full of sufferings in many parts of the world. If China wins, there will be peace and harmony around the world, a better world. A global Singapore, so to speak, where people of different cultures and religions can live in a thriving society. USA rules by divide and rule, hence the constant wars and the global humanitarian crisis that follows, caused mainly by the West. China rules by uniting the world, hence the BRI, allowing global cultures to live in harmony. To live and let live. Finally, zero wars, unless of course, the West continues with their military imperialism.

@martinjanecek4950

2 жыл бұрын

@@JDmix123 guess again.

I came in with a susceptible mind , but I am convinced with the facts. Thank you Prof.

Western civilization found it difficult to accept a none Christian country as China with so much power

@NineSeptims

2 жыл бұрын

Not even the west cares for christianity it is a powerless religiom with no political power unlike other religions like judaism or islam. The prevailing world order set by the allies after world war 2 is now shifting to the east and the west dislikes that so they will do everything they can to prevent the end of their age.

@kingmosesix432

2 жыл бұрын

@@NineSeptims the west is a post christianity world.. not a Christian one any more.. They hv new religion now.. its called liberalism and democracy

@gazz01

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingmosesix432 ultimately it's liberalism until Christianity becomes minority in those countries

@somap8380

2 жыл бұрын

If they followed the Christian principles then the story would be different.

@nonenothing8648

2 жыл бұрын

It is all about money. Nothing to do with religion

Kishore is always right on with his thought. However I think his "love" for western civilization may have clouded his mind. Technological advances by the west does not mean other societies like the Middle East, India , or China would not have stepped up and developed it. Non-western societies were devastated by the west and kept from advancement by colonialism. War deaths declined because the West stopped killing each other and their colonial slaves. Majority of war deaths was WWI , WWII , Korean, Vietnam and the overthrow of colonial rule. Now the deaths are mostly innocents from US bombs. World poverty has dropped because China had lifted over 700 million people out of poverty not because of the west. The knowledge of the west was based on Eastern and Middle East foundations. The west used this knowledge and developed WMDs in all their wars. There are many more alternate conclusions of the west's impact on humanity.

@madmanjshum

5 жыл бұрын

You have highlighted Key Points, which the west has worked hard for 2,000 years to conceal. Well done. An example of this is written in the book, Gun, Gem and Steel in which; "Eurasians in vented gun powder''. My question is who are the EURASIANS who invented gun powder?????????

@madmanjshum

5 жыл бұрын

LoveGrenade&BombingWeather; And you are? Tell me who were those EURASIANS if indeed they exist!

@sooneatyOrchids

5 жыл бұрын

Ben Wong- it is not the invasions and deaths of world by the West, we are talking about. All cultures invaded each other over the centruries. It is the ability for scientific thought and freedom of thought that is the secret of the West's enormous success. Rest of the world is stuck in religion and survival issues, no room for inventions. The west is the product of Enlightenment and freedom from religious oppression.

@madmanjshum

5 жыл бұрын

@soo neaty: How convenient and how dared you using ''enlightenment & freedom from religious oppression'' as the principal reason why the west is today technologically more advance then others. Tell me this; When one had been colonised and enslaved to replace oxen in the field, denied an education & their own cultures. As well as being forcefully religiously brainwashed. This is a Historic fact. And to some extend today many thousands of people from many counties are still today subjected to such western barbarism in one form or the other. Not to mention the fact that their natural resources, wealth, dignity were also stolen from them at gun point. When your country is 110% destroyed how can you move forward? NOT so ''soo neaty'' now!!!!

@sooneatyOrchids

5 жыл бұрын

@madmanjusham I understand your view point and that the story of oppression has robbed us of opportunities. The European nations were also once oppressed by their monarchs, and had revolutions( eg French) and England under Catholicism separated Church from state and freed secular thinking. Thought was suppressed under religion for example when Copernicus was charged with blasphemy for saying the Earth was round. Colonisation and oppression, conquering and enslavement are human history with or without enlightenment. As long as you tell yourself this narrative, you will have no freedom from it. You are free now- learn good things and forge ahead, you can outpace them now.

I like Kishore very much and have watched a lot of his speeches available in KZread. He is "too carried away" by the WEST. I think the world can survive (with some hiccups off course) without the western leadership. Most western countries a broke and their own people are very upset about it. The west has too much going on within its borders and it will only get worse as Asia rises. They are not in a position to govern the way they did and even if they want to east will not allow them to be in the driver seat. I think those days are long gone. Times have changed!

@funbigly

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's so terrible for the West. Could you inform all the hundreds of thousands of morons who want to GET INTO THE WEST each year, to unpack their bags and stay right where they are, in their beautiful prosperous countries. Would be appreciated - a Westerner.

@vihodanyet

4 жыл бұрын

Fun Bigly maybe you don’t realise, but the people coming from Asia are not moving to the west. They are simply using the west for its current benefits. However the east is very much happy for the uncivilised, ignorant hordes of poverty stricken countries to enter the west.

@colin2709

4 жыл бұрын

so what you seem to be saying is that there are hordes of 'ignorant poverty stricken people' in Asian countries; that doesn't speak well for them.

@stevejobs7881

3 жыл бұрын

@@94pranjalshukla why do we need millions of people when automation is already putting people out of work? Earth will also thank us for the lower population. Plants, animals and their ecosystems can recover and it will be good for humans even if only care about ourselves.

@tuntejaable

3 жыл бұрын

@@funbigly well maybe they would stay in their countries if you stopped bombing theirs first.

The book has been reviewed in March or April already in the Swiss Newspaper "Neue Zürcher Zeitung". That is why I bought three copies for my friends in Switzerland.

@kokouvijondoh3567

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 👏

There is no doubt that China's current achievements have been greatly inspired by Lee Kuan Yew and Singapore.

@MichelleSuiComedy

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, actually Deng was inspired by his trip oversea in Japan and Singapore right before reopening China's market and economic reforms.

@m.f.8752

2 жыл бұрын

Certainly not Bruce Lee.

@m.f.8752

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichelleSuiComedy Not to mention China’s wet markets.

@davezhang8866

2 жыл бұрын

Singapore is not the ally of western countries. It's a part of China.

@acharya8959

2 жыл бұрын

@@davezhang8866 part? You mean partner I suppose. True, that. Modulating Singapore did make the change in China. 🖖

The Professor was a very brave man. A man who stood up for the truth while others continue to evade. A man who truly deserve his professorship.

No, the West has not lost it. It was never belonging to the West alone in the first place. We are still saddled in the mindset which is western-centric or Euro-centric.

I would add another strategic mistake by the West and that was colonizing other societies. This is a historical flaw that frankly Western countries and former colonies have not properly addressed and yet it plays a powerful role in shaping perspectives and in the tepid sense of trust that these societies have in the West's sincerity. The misgivings always get couched in diplomatic niceties, but the fact remains that the ill-feeling remains.

@franchiz4079

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the disenfranchisement of the black labor force

USA will not change, we will still use feet, Fahrenheit, miles, gallon....even though Metric system was in use around the world since 1960

@inter-maressingapore3653

5 жыл бұрын

john bolton, USA does not have to change. The rest of the world have been changing, but not in the way USA wants them to change. When USA invented the atomic bomb, it had the power to change the world. USA has everything including oil. But unfortunately oil is not renewable, so they had to import it from the Middle-east. What happens if it run into difficulties in the course of importing the commodity? Simple, change the regime, install someone whiling play ball using any pretext that comes to mind: weapons of mass destruction for one. If Xi Jinping does not cry uncle over the tariff issue, why worry, US has China covered: USA has military bases in Okinawa, Guam, etc., etc.

@suryatjandra7120

4 жыл бұрын

Wait until USA crumbling down. I will be very happy. Praise the Lord. Halelujah.

@xxl1950

3 жыл бұрын

US will not change they are too proud. They thought they are a great civilisation they invented everything. Did they invent the atomic bomb? After the fall of Germany in the WWII US kidnapped all the German scientist they can get their hands on and these scientist built the Atom bomb and your NASA Spacecraft. Whenever some country invent something good US will flash their US dollar and buy up whole company, ship it to US and it becomes American made and owned. Who started all the wars? America. Al Queda ISIS Sadam Hussein were all created by US. Sadam Hussein was a CIA operative and funded and installed by CIA. Al Queda was created by CIA to fight against the Russian. The Saudi Monarchy was created by US. So go and read your history lessons again.

@manisharajput6794

3 жыл бұрын

US has completed its life cycle. The way out is metamorphosize US into a new life cycle of development. A new birth, resusuction probably.

@acharya8959

2 жыл бұрын

@@inter-maressingapore3653 manufacturing and production of India and China will dwarf that of the west by 2050 and that gap will widen exponentially thereafter.

We in the western world need really to wake up... change its policy and learn to cooperate with the whole world...never desire to be the boss...just share everything with humanity,,,,and share the wealth of the world.. and cooperate with progressing countries like China and India,,

I really love the speeches, and the answers from the professor very much. And yes, l do agree that the whole world needs to be changed.

Julius Caesar said: " i came, i saw, i conquered" in 47 BC. think carefully, this has been the western "motto" since then !!! don't believe me?? please check the world history and then think critically.

@pohkhui

5 жыл бұрын

world traveller oh, sound like US hillary

@kublaib6319

5 жыл бұрын

I came. I saw. I conquered....... and I died. Every superpower come and go and last roughly 250-300 yrs.

@JorgelShmorgel

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, think critically and you will see that most empires in the past have been created by conquering. Not only in Europe but also in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Americas. How do you think China was created? By singing, dancing and hugging? No, china was united by war and conquering. And what about the Mongols invading Europe? The idea that only the west did this is preposterous.

@DimljenaRiba

5 жыл бұрын

Though it is true what you say I came to the conclusion that in most parts of the world you'll find similar behaviour. Look at the Persian empire, ottoman empire, Saudis...or what ever else you wish. Also South American civilizations before Spanish conquerors weren't exactly peaceful. If you ask Tibetans they'll also tell you what they think of China. Yes, western cruelty can hardly be matched. But it's basically 5 countries you are talking about when saying "West".

@JorgelShmorgel

5 жыл бұрын

@Developer Developed I don't think that it sounds good when you say "Any country that China "invades" agrees with China's cultures and becomes China.". Do you mean that China removes/destroys the local culture, religion and traditions and replaces it with it's own? I've been to Vietnam, a country that was partially invaded and ruled by China for a long time and they did not like the invasion, trust me. Another example is Taiwan. That island was colonized by the Dutch before the Chinese were there. The Dutch invited Chinese workers over from mainland China to work on their plantations and for several decades everything went fine(ish) untill the Chinese decided to colonize the island themselves. Right now China is still claiming that it's their island even though the original austronesian people (and the Dutch and Spanish) were there before them.

Many centuries later, when we look back at this watershed era and we wonder if all these fight with China is necessary. We should be in a multipolar world living peacefully and cooperating with each other then.

@andretobias2439

2 жыл бұрын

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@vigilurbis3394

Жыл бұрын

The problem is that the Soviet Union did not survive going into the 1990's instead of implementing economic and social reforms like what China did. The collapse of the USSR (and the weakening of Russia) allowed the USA to wreck havoc around the world without any powerful opposition

Prof Kishore is a breath of fresh air(after travelling 2many)Western countries n staying in some!He's still grounded(doesn't speak with a slang)highly intelligent,full of insights

This man is an example for mankind.

Good Analysis and War Economies are not sustainable for long term.

@cyb3rcicada

5 жыл бұрын

Gordon Sek h

Hypothesis: Epigenetic Chinese, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations were the fore-runners of humans civilizations. Perhaps the inheritance of these people genes were more developed for a time but grew in complacency for a time. Then the hierarchy on advance scientific development went to the west for a time. Now these early civilizations China, India et al are awakened due to advance e-exposure and innate sensing of ecological factors (climate change crisis ). Today the hierarchy of advance development in technology and economics are to the east - China and India. Therefore, it is imperative for the west and the east to implement global multi-lateral sound policies to tackle world crisis like pandemics, nuclear weapon threats, outer space comets, etc, The western ideology of Greco-Romano hegemony and the east like China (100 schools of thoughts - Taoism, Confucius, legalism) et al. We could learn and grow, and accept each other - east-west. Symbiosis : competition and cooperation. Competition in trade - free market Cooperation in scientific research - medical, infrastructure, technology, arts, etc. Respect and trust - live in harmony and peace with nature. Singapore-born LK

I am afriad this western intellectual ignorance Kishore’s talking about will lead to a brutal war. Even if the west is not defeated in it, the war will mark the esceleration of the west’s decline, both materially and spiritually.

@ujkhfdihvrhfgj7718

5 жыл бұрын

And you are not ignorance but very wise?

@jianwen5760321

5 жыл бұрын

I am sure I am very ignorant as well. I do have the benefit of speaking and reading both English and Chinese, of living in both Australia and China, and of having studied law and having practised common law.

@vihodanyet

4 жыл бұрын

How will the west wage war with the east? It cannot happen. The west is already at war with itself. Divided and ready to be conquered, except not conquered but simply left to starve on its own incompetence.

@acharya8959

2 жыл бұрын

@@jianwen5760321 what do you think of the geo political sphere after 2050 my friend? Irrespective of that west has plans for, I believe that manufacturing and production will be powered by India and China after 2050.

@domdenazareth5542

2 жыл бұрын

@@jianwen5760321 it doesn't make you a wise man and according to your first talk you are ignorant. The Western intellectuals know perfectly what they're doing and this is made on purpose. As most Chinese, you fail to take advantage of your education in the West in order to learn the true story about what is happening behind the scene...

As always, viewing Kishore’s presentations have been most educational

Dr Dambisa Moyo has written a book along these same lines already. In 2011, “How the West was lost...” The warnings by both authors are relevant; however, one should never underestimate America and Americans. I’m with the late Lee Kwan Yew on this.

@abrahamlincoln6704

8 ай бұрын

America is getting more divided on every aspect

Kishore has done a great job lobbying for China..well done ✔ 👏

Hope there are more fair-minded people like you in Europe, the world would be a better, safer place!!

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing

My great respect!

Lee Kuan yew indeed passed his knowledge to his fellow singaporean 👍

@gazz01

2 жыл бұрын

But Lee kuan yew will hate him for becoming pro china I support LKY

@JohnSDoe

2 жыл бұрын

I suspect he might be too idealistic to realize what a autocratic and dictatorial regime could do. Human beings are too imperfect - we need effective checks and balances and there no such thing in a dictatorial system. Look at what Putin is doing.

@birenlimbu314

Жыл бұрын

​@@gazz01 If speaking the truth is pro china, so be it.

@day2148

5 ай бұрын

@@gazz01 Lee Kuan Yew was a mentor to every Chinese leader since Deng. does a mentor hate their own students? or are they usually proud of them?

@gazz01

5 ай бұрын

@@day2148 Usually they're proud of them but I've seen few interviews of LKY saying the opposite cz of growing influence of biased politicians

a country is never beaten down from outside, it only rot inside.

@DD-wx4jc

3 жыл бұрын

Tell that to NK, Vietnam and the many other countries the US destroyed from without. They bounced back and rebuilt though.

@gregwang8628

3 жыл бұрын

請問英法聯軍與八國聯軍是什麼？內戰？

@charlesdegaulle2928

10 ай бұрын

@@gregwang8628 孩子，清朝是什么。

Man has been clobbering each other since the beginning of time. This will not end. This is the naturalness of evolution. Man is positioned and geared consciously and unconsciously to prove that he is stronger and smarter than man next to him. So to show strength and prowess they fight over territories, wealth, women. They want to be dominant and respected and feared. The fire is fueled by their inborn inherent egoism and crookedness and to a large extent their godless attitude. This is unstoppable as evidenced in the continuing never-ending fights going on since time immemorial up till today. They will go to any extent; to bully and repress, using corrupt tactics, to persuade and coax, using every evil move and maneuvers they could think of to selfishly achieve their target goals. Peace there will be in-between fights to take a breather, before it flares up again. This has been the trend and pattern. Very few men have the greatness of the inner eyes, with its superior loftiness and magnificence, unfortunately. It is a rarity. Achievable? Possibility? A gift? Man tends to not reflect seriously that planet earth in the universe is just like a grain of sand in the Sahara. Man do not realized his short stay on earth in comparison to time and infinity is mere nothingness. What is time and infinity? The measurement of distances in the universe of up to trillions of light years boggles and deadens the mind. Despite the reality of the obvious nothingness of man, his greed and arrogance are on full display since the beginning of time. Or is this nature’s catalyst for progression. In terms of knowledge, not every man knows everything. Every man is limited to what is contained in his brain with it’s interpretations. The boatman survived, swan ashore from his capsizing boat whereas his smart alecky professor passenger died because the professor for all his worldly knowledge doesn’t know how to swim hence he drowned. Yet despite all that, despite knowing man will die one day, man is still so cocky. Death is never considered in its seriousness. The universe resides in each and every man. The magnanimous powerful Lord gifts that to all His creations. But how many truly and knowledgeably understand. Exceptionally few. So the fighting between man will still go on. Now the big question, is there overall improvement in the lives of men from the beginning of time till now. The honest answer should be yes. Warts and all, the world is evolving and improving intertwining with varying degrees of sadness and happiness. Still it is markedly better overall today than in the years gone by. The wide range of problems and issues will not dissapear as these are the ingredients that stir and act as catalysts to spur improvements, big and small. Let’s remove the toxicity in our heads and fill it with the untapped vast energy yet to be fully understood and put to use. Take a breather from the above brief. Start thinking, reflect, and move on with the reality, the continuous developing of the vast untapped human mind and energy. There is no end to this timeless infinite adventure.

The healthiest lecture i had ever hear from around the world Professor

excellent information and thank you Prof for your outstanding perpective

We have come to realize that Economy is the cause of an existential equilibrium. Everything else, follows. Sustainability means, taking measures that ensure desirable living conditions. We need to accept the fact that no matter how well off we are, we did not get there by ourselves and we will not be able to sustain it by ourselves. And that is where the West parts ways from the rest of the human race.

Kishore 的知识面不仅广且深，他演讲时的眼神、肢体语言、语调的变化都非常经常吸引观众！佩服！

Prof. Kishore Mahbuban, your insight in the world event is most profound. The rise of China can be explained in Buddhist teachings,1. Nekkhamma (Renunciation) a perfection in which “letting go of what bind us to suffering” one example is Mr Deng, he let the needs of his people humbled himself to come to Singapore and seek out the master of geopolitics and growth, Mr Lee Kwan Yew. 2. Panna (Wisdom) the ability to see thru clusters of sufferings, reflected by Mr. Deng’s saying ”never mind it’s a white cat or black cat, as long as it catches mice, Sila (Morality) a moral behavior that will end sufferings, Mr. Xi’s big dream of lifting hundreds of million people both in China and around the world out of poverty. 3. Virya (Energy), the energy of the Chinese, have walked the spiritual path of their leaders for over 40 years and beyond. 4. Khanti (Patience), is the ability to bring about both energy and fearlessness in the development of Sila, Panna and Dana. Dana (Giving), China’s ability and commitment to share prosperity with it’s neighbors both near and far. That’s why China had found a best friend in you. It only natural for the world to be doubting China’s true intentions. First, Mr Xi is not a Buddhist (neither are you), yet you and him seemed to have grasped it for about 30 years. That’s the reason why you have trouble verbalizing your thoughts, rather, your books seemed to have similar thoughts. Secondly, even the people of India, the birth place of the Great Buddha rebuked his teachings. You mentioned that life is an endless learning experience. Are you willing to write your next book on Geopolitics of Theravada Buddhist based ASEAN+China+India+…? By the way, in China, Mr. Xi couldn’t explain why he wanted shared prosperity for all of his neighbors either… hehehe. That’s the irony the world forgot to laugh.

@shakuntalalivneh8742

2 жыл бұрын

Part time thinker,, shared prosperity is an idea that all religions have put forward. Not only Buddhism, but Christianity and Islam share it too , Christ in his message of charity and " the meek shall inherit the earth " And Zakat and Sadaqah in Islam. The same idea is present in the Bhagavad Gita of the Hindus where you give according to your capacity and take according to your needs from society. ( almost sounds Marxist!)

this man just gets it... thank you!

very informative and inspirational lecture. Thanks for sharing!

brilliant once again

In hindsight, verdict on Myanmar was premature, it didn't work out, military government came back.

@zhenmeiheng4917

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they will be better off under military government, yes the country will still be poor but there will be peace compared to now I think…

@hassanabdulahi4705

2 жыл бұрын

@@zhenmeiheng4917 I don't know if you'd call a tyrannical military junta peaceful, especially while their killing protestors....

@zhenmeiheng4917

2 жыл бұрын

@@hassanabdulahi4705 once there are fights against the tyranny there will be blood shed.. but if not fighting back then they will be forever under lousy government… I hope and pray that this fights won’t last long and at the end it will be passed to the ppl to form a government just like Vietnam today. Vietnam was poor and went through war and they r doing well today Vietnam really an inspiration story for southeasian Asian country from my humble view

Agreed 👍🤝🌟👏🌹with Mr. K. Mahbubani..Great, logical analysis and very true..Wish that PM of India would have you as an adviser to improve India's economy and foreign relations with other neighbor's nations since you are Indian by origin..Looking forward to hear more of your talks and world wide political issues discussions..Wishing you a Merry Christmas's 🎄🎁🎄 wherever you are..🤝💐🕊☀🌈..

Is it correct to attribute the falling of the world population living in extreme poverty from 44% in 1981 to below 10% in 2016 as "a tremendous gift from the West to the rest of the world" while we all know which country contributed the most to this unprecedented phenomenon?

@MrTringuy

2 жыл бұрын

Most stupidest... ???

Thank you🙏. I will.Watch this later.

Greed, selfishness and arrogance will inevitably lead to downfall. China, India and the rest of Asia must always remember and never forget.

Wow, really learn a lot from Kishore's speech!

I will stick to the old saying , the rise and fall of a nation is as certain as the waxing and waning of the moon, I am not an historian, but I am almost certain that Rome tried to recreate itself and try to stay in power, but just as the moon is waning no power in the world can overturn it until it completes it cycle.

Wow! Beautiful talk!

It's pride overridden by prejudice will be the downfall of every order .sooner the better for all

Kishore has forgotten the painful and negative consequences of colonisation in non western countries not for decades but centuries. The West stole not only resources but ideas, techniques, science, patents it registered of discoveries by non westerners, it used bribe to fool people in the non western countries, and ensured their substandard rate of development in order to advance themselves. The,West that Kishore praises is,where it is riding on the back of colonialism, on slavery, on white supremacy, on conquest and looting of wealth from non western countries and taking away the intellectuals through brain drain from other countries.

Very informative​

I found the warning to be wary of reporting on the activities of the UN to be very enlightening. I have been fortunate to know a few senior UN staff and senior civil servants. The UN staff do far better work and are much more professional. It always shocked me that they have less recognition, even in general society.

Mr. Mahbubani is clearly very knowledgeable and articulate which only serve to make his agenda, bias, over-simplifications, and generalizations appear erudite and scholarly. If you have listened to one, you have listened to all his lectures.

@shakuntalalivneh8742

2 жыл бұрын

@ Rishi Singh. It may sound like he might have biases . True m he is simplyfying. It is simply that he is a diplomat and trying to look at the question from different angles. Also he is an optimist but between the lines he is saying, we need to cooperate and not be at each other's throat.

haha when he talked about ASEAN at 24:11 he switched to SEA accent! Love to know that greater minds exhibit this phenomenon as well xd

It is often reported that China has challenging relations with some of its neighbours. What is often under-reported, perhaps deliberately, is that China has more neighbours than any other country in the world. China represents around 20% of humanity connected directly to 14 countries that represent perhaps another 42% of humanity. If successful, a new order in human development, international peace and economic growth in this region would be THE global order, touching the vast majority of humankind. Not something dictated by American elites. Some of them are now almost desperate to sabotage China and its neighbours. Globalization, once an instrument to propagate Western dominance, that has instead led to the empowerment of the rest.

@vigilurbis3394

Жыл бұрын

There is a lot of potential if China and India resolve their rivalries and forge an alliance together with Russia and Iran. It will make the world a better place and stop the warmongering of Western governments

this man has been spot on 30 years, wake up westerns....

Really brilliant...

14:00> on Fukuyamas' end of History putting the west to sleep...

@speedstriker

4 жыл бұрын

The joke about Fukuyama being an agent planted by China/Imperial Japanese never gets old.

Loved his answer on welfare system

I was going to listen and then he started quoting Steven Pinker and how we all enjoy more peace than ever in the history of humanity. This line of thinking has been demolished by my favorite author, Nassim Taleb. World has infinite potential to blow up the entire planet now, in fact. Taleb popularized the term "Black swan", a low probability, high impact event that becomes obvious only in hindsight. We have achieved peace while building some of the most dangerous weapons of mass destruction. Taleb emphasizes the "concave" nature of harm (please study it). No one can justify violent acts that disturb societal peace. However, as long as these acts are local and result in small harms, then society can continue to function and build safeguards against them. In fact, a society becomes more "antifragile" while dealing better with volatility. So, some level of volatility is necessary to keep people on their toes and never get complacent. When volatility disappears, and as Pinker claims that we have less volatility and relatively more peace, we tend to become complacent in identifying and addressing risks that may be growing silently until they become uncontrollable. That is the nature of complex systems. Of course, peace is much desired; but not when nuclear arms are being piled up by some of the most fanatical states with an ideology of world domination. Technology is amoral, meaning, it doesn't recognize who is using it, good or bad people. So, when you pile up some of the most sophisticated weapons with potential to blow up the world, with increasing complexity due to rapid advances in technology and the proliferation of groups with fanatical "world domination" ideologies (with access to much of these technologies) , this relative peace is a mirage that blinds us to stealth increase in massive harm. Again, harm is always concave--we can have plenty of small events with localized harm, but one massive event with potential to destroy nations bends the curve in concave shape to indicate extreme harm. This is the "Taleb warning" people like Pinker miss and this good-intentioned former Dean is clueless about.

@shakuntalalivneh8742

2 жыл бұрын

@ Praveen Rai. .... Very True. This is something to think about. Also the 21st Century has not come to anywhere near the end .In the last century, the biggest war took place towards the Middle of the century and there were horrific wars like the Vuetnam and Korean wars later on.

Hating is a terrible desire that consumes one from deep within the very core of their existence. Many people find great satisfaction while hating, for a short while! Then someday, something changes within their darkened heart and mind, and they soon they start finding it all too hard to find the perfect subject to hate on. While quickly they lose the only few followers the ever had. Then they soon notice , their now all alone and their isn't anyone left to share their hatred with. But now instead, everyone hates them! And their life is now pretty much over!

Give it a test: Google "NY Times book review Kishore Mahbubani". Nothing. People talk about censorship in China, but USA has a more insidious form of censorship. In a market of ideas, the power gate-keepers like NY Times can choose to selectively promote certain ideas and banish others. Sometimes they can turn cold on a writer when the message is not to their liking. Take James Bradley for example. NY Times reviewed his early books such as "Flags of Our Fathers", but by the time "Imperial Cruise" appeared that was the last time he got reviewed. Bradley's 2015 "The China Miracle" was on NY Times ignore list. Every country has its form of propaganda and censorship. USA always acts as if it's the defender of free speech, it's a lie. Not a coincidence USA has a liar-in-chief at the WH.

Thks Good Friend Kishore. You have great long term goals . The Bible has declared that a prophet is not not wanted or welcomed upon his own kin and in his own country. I am sad and disappointed that you now in voluntary exile from SG. I will certainly welcome you home when you decided to end your exile. Your FRIEND.

Dr. Sawraj Singh , a neurosurgeon from Washington state has been writing articles about the multipolar world and the philosophy of Guru Nanak from the Sikh perspective for last decade.

@rajvirsingh5544

Жыл бұрын

His writings are very valuable. 🌹✍🌹

So sad that the West paid no heed to kishore and continue to mock him on platforms such as FT.

I quote your red selling book on amazon. This is the commentary description to text sale pitch of your book. "The West's centuries-old status as the center of global wealth and power is coming to an end. As the new powers-China and India from Asia and others from Africa and Latin America-rise to the top of the world's pecking order, how should the West react? Kishore Mahbubani argues passionately and provocatively that the West can no longer impose its power and ideals on the world at large, and-paradoxically-that only by admitting its decline can the West set itself up for strategic success in the long term. Mahbubani examines the myths and self-delusions of Western power with an outsider's critical eye, and the shocking freshness of his geopolitical analysis will give all Westerners and political thinkers pause for thought." Millennial generation would image that only a pause to political thinkers. would not give an impact much than water half empty in the glass.

@johnseet3529

5 жыл бұрын

Wiser not to predict the future of nations for factors beyond the ken of humans are at play.

30:28 Europe doesn't export development to Africa, Africa will export Africans to Europe

To paraphrase: ‘All that is required for evil and injustice to triumph is for good people to do nothing’.

I would love to see him and Peter Zeihan debate each other.

Lecture begins at 4:05

Well done Prof Kishore.

Being harmless and at the same time being nice and peaceful is the right way 🦍 God bless China, India, and Asia 🦝

I admire you, u are a man of letters.

It’s said once there’s a famous pretty dancer proposed to Einstein by saying how wonderful their kids could be with mother’s look and father’s brain. The crazy hair guy quipped: well, what if they came out with my look and your brain? Apparently the dude wasn’t kidding. Now we got one of their crazy hair kid in charge. Hurray!

Don't forget Africa. Do not make the same colonial mistake!

@abrahamlincoln6704

8 ай бұрын

South Africa , Botswana, Carribean counties per capita is already higher than eastern Europe

I'm from Manipur serving people to learn and act about democracy in Manipur.

Love Prof.Kishore M''s a geniius;)*!!!

Can you say that pushing so hard for winning the cold war - actually was not a smart step? And if yes, is there a way to restart it?

@mortenlund1418

3 жыл бұрын

Want to emphasize - my opinion is that all people should have equal abilities in a multipolar humanistic world.

@user-oc4zy8bf2j

3 жыл бұрын

yes, china will lose a cold war if there is one. so, china dont want a cold war. how to start a coldwar if china dont accept it? trade is ok, tech war is inevitable, hot war goodbye human, coldwar? what u talking about?

@pr0newbie

2 жыл бұрын

@@mortenlund1418 kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaeVtqiSoJqrqbQ.html from 27:00 onwards. But it's strictly on South/East Asia. He says that he doesn't see any conclusion and the situation will only get more confusing in the next 10 - 15 years.

@georgewashington.t

2 жыл бұрын

'equal abilities in a multipolar humanistic world' Sounds like my childs are growing in the right direction

Wow! so much clarity! Loved the talk.

@andrewtungsk2762

2 жыл бұрын

Besides Lee _uan Yew he is the best spe_aer 18/2/22singapore

Great speaker better thank me in global diplomacy.

@user-dx2hn3qy3v

7 ай бұрын

global, Greats you, Amslrsadmoulana looks great,

How much is the book?

In the 90s, Prof Kishore asked: "Can Asians think?" Now he is asking "Has the West Lost it?' I think he is a lot of hot air.

@acharya8959

2 жыл бұрын

By asking" can Asians think?" I guess he meant why Asia wasn't leading innovation and the second statement was "how are asian countries overtaking the west in many scales?"

@KKAw49

2 жыл бұрын

@@acharya8959 This must be the epitome of communications where someone has to guess what he meant to say.

@acharya8959

2 жыл бұрын

@@KKAw49 :) It does seems like that, doens't it. I meant it, sir. China files far more patents than the West combined. We may see India catching up. The point it, with the Red hot IPOs that are making billionaires in China like popcorns and with billionaires going from 2-204 in a decade in India, the West is losing it's grip. And we see the geopolitical influence in the ME and Africa shift now. East is the new front. And the EU and US will have to acknowledge this at some point. He's pretty neutral to me. ⚖️

@jeltan7887

Жыл бұрын

The Americans like you to challenge them. I am still learning. I must be humble, cannot say I have contributed, I still have many things to learn. Chinese Conficius Values are still not good enough. As ethic Chinese, I know you want to be humble, but Westerners will think you are low class because your Conficius Values are weak. You dont work in Americans MNS before?? You should say : let me share our refined Conficius Values and believe me, this sharing of cross-cultures is good to brigde the West and East.

I'm wondering where he( and Asian people in general) places Russia? Many Russians, myself including, don't think about themselves as "western people". Many even will be offended if you say so because of different values and worldviews Russian and Western civilizations have.

@mcgaretse77

5 жыл бұрын

russia is never part of the West... no worries..

@stevewong1640

5 жыл бұрын

russia is big and tough enough to be russian world

@stevewong1640

5 жыл бұрын

and i think russia is part of euro world and euroasia world.

Thank you sir?

A very wise gentlemen and very realistic views, thank you. West still living in its colonialist view of the world especially America. They cannot digest that the world is changing, their hegemonial powers are diminishing, and sadly their societies are degrading.

America should volunteer to cooperate with China, in assuring the food security of the biggest customer of its agricultural produce, including cash crops such as soybeans - ENDEMIC to China in the first place.  Given the benefit of the doubt, in the face of game-changing biotechnological engineering, shouldn’t American suppliers offer their Chinese buyers, seed samples, so that they may conduct rigorous food-safety research testings?  Here is an insightful piece of little-known history on US botany: Countless plants Americans tend with pride all came from the wilds of China. “China is, indeed, the Mother of Gardens,” Ernest Henry Wilson wrote in a book bearing the same title. “For of the countries to which our gardens are most deeply indebted she holds the foremost place….To China the flower lover owes the parents of the modern Rose, be they Tea or Hybrid Tea, Rambler or Polyantha; likewise his…Peaches, Oranges, Lemons and Grapefruit.” “When you look at modern gardens today…there’s scarcely one without a plant from China,” says John Simmons, retired curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Many are surprised to realize that modern agriculture, shipping, astronomical observatories, decimal mathematics, paper money, umbrellas, wheelbarrows, multi-stage rockets, brandy and whiskey, the game of chess, and much more, all came from China-in additional to papermaking, printing, and gunpowder. This information has been compiled by the work of Joseph Needham and his colleagues in a study of ancient Chinese books on science, technology and medicine. His research has been published in the massive, and yet to be completed, multi-volume Science and Civilisation in China. The West promotes free speech, to create a favorable environment that will spur “creative thinking”. This, despite the fact that more than 90% of speech is far from intelligent. Meanwhile, so-called “intellectual property rights” are jealously guarded in the narrow interests of Wall Street, often at the expense of the wider scientific community, and greater humanity. Is it morally justifiable for pharmaceutical giants to corner the market, with the sole goal of making ever more profits? Isn’t it long overdue for an overhaul of today’s “intellectual property rights” regime, to keep pace with technological breakthroughs? Knowledge is Power. And absolute power corrupts absolutely. Isn’t that why the CIA and NSA see it as their mission to spy on the entire world? Throughout human history, civilizations take lessons from one another to advance, and to spread risks. Is it wise to put all eggs in one basket? “Science is but a perversion of itself, unless it has as its ultimate goal, the betterment of humanity.” ~ Nikola Tesla “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” ~ Isaac Newton Who did save who? Undeniably, it is the Chinese development of revolutionary printing techniques that brought Europe out of the Dark Ages, which lasted for nearly a millennium. Along with paper-making, the Bible spread. And about 6 centuries before Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg’s invention of the first printing press in the West, the world’s first paper currency had already been printed, issued and circulated by the declining Tang dynasty. Isaac Newton would only discover gravity, many centuries after China’s discovery of Earth’s magnetic field, that led to the invention of a reliable navigational tool, the magnetic compass. And when he came out with the 3 laws of motion, Chinese engineers had long already been experimenting with rocket science, which naturally followed the creation of gunpowder. Could Mankind still be throwing stones, without this breakthrough in the history of warfare? In the West, arguably the greatest work on the philosophy of war - “On War”, is widely credited to Carl von Clausewitz. That’s written well more than 2 thousand years after the birth of Sun Tzu. Not until 1883, two years after a president of the United States had been assassinated by a disgruntled office seeker, did the public wake up and demand a system of civil service examinations that would ensure the selection of most government employees on the basis of merit rather than party loyalty. The civil service idea did not originate in the United States, however, nor in Europe, though it is true that in passing this legislation, Congress followed the immediate lead of Great Britain and France, both of which had taken similar action a few decades earlier. The first county to install the merit system was China. In the year 165 B.C., China inaugurated what later became a widespread system of competitive government examinations. Civil service is but one of many ideas the West has received from China - ideas that have contributed significantly to our civilization in such fields as politics, economics, and literature. The extent of this contribution is not generally appreciated by Americans. Accustomed as we are to ascribe our cultural heritage to Egypt, Greece, Rome, and northern Europe, we tend to dismiss Asia as a distant continent of alien cultures possessing no possible common denominator with our own. But the most famous leader of the Enlightenment to fall under the Chinese spell was Voltaire (1694-1778), to whom Confucius was the greatest of all sages. A portrait of Confucius adorned the wall of his library. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Confucius

@zenlei8258

4 жыл бұрын

Dont be arrogant. This is nuclear age. If you talk arrogantly like this, you are lighting fire in a pool of kerosene.

@shakuntalalivneh8742

2 жыл бұрын

@ Yi Juin. Much appreciated, balanced, well researched and collated answer. Every child at school needs to learn not only the history of the West but about all the discoveries of ancient civilisations on whose shoulders we all stand as Newton says.

@logamackle5426

2 жыл бұрын

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The West. Pride and Arrogance before The Fall

Amazing

Excellent excellent talk!

@user-dx2hn3qy3v

7 ай бұрын

Excellent,talk?