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Donald Low, Professor of Practice at the HKUST Institute for Public Policy, joins us to talk about his new book on COVID’s lasting impact on China, the consequences of Donald Trump’s tariffs & counterintuitive facts about the global economy. And of course, with his decade’s long experience in the Singapore civil service, we also discuss the upcoming GE2025, and how voters should think about the candidates.
Find Donald Low at the links below:
- His book, The Price of Zero: https://thepriceofzero.org/
- Donald Low on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donald.l.fc
(00:00) Our GE2025 Plans
(00:52) Intro
(05:14) Hong Kong vs Singapore COVID Response
(07:15) China's Pandemic Management
(12:28) Donalds Book: The Price of Zero
(25:41) Hong Kong Political Climate
(30:01) Resilience in Hong Kong and Singapore's Perspective
(32:43) Social Contracts and Expectations
(35:02) Trust in Government and Social Behaviour
(36:58) MNCs Shifting from Hong Kong to Singapore
(41:18) China's Economic Future and Global Impact
(49:20) Singapore's Domestic Consumption and Trade Dependency
(57:36) Economic Strengths and Trade Relationships
(58:08) China's Trade Surplus
(59:34) Singapore's Surpluses
(01:00:17) Economic Policies and Accumulation
(01:09:31) Economic Bans and Regulations
(01:15:38) Municipal vs National Issues in Elections
(01:21:52) One Shiok Thing
One Shiok Thing
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