George Yeo
Former Singaporean cabinet minister and career public servant who led portfolios including Foreign Affairs, Trade & Industry, Health and Information & the Arts; delivered the keynote reproduced in this episode discussing Asia's rise and implications for the West.
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Nov 6, 2025 • 16min
#61-George Yeo : The West Must Adapt To Asia's Rise
George Yeo, a former Singaporean cabinet minister and distinguished public servant, shares insights on Asia's rising influence. He discusses America's adaptation to a multipolar world and India's strategic positioning between major powers. Yeo highlights China's symbolic displays of power and critiques simplistic Cold War analogies in Asia. He advocates for grassroots peacebuilding over top-down approaches and emphasizes respecting community autonomy. He even imagines governance on Mars, urging innovative thinking about future systems and relations.
Nov 25, 2022 • 38min
‘China knows it’s getting stronger’: George Yeo on US-China tensions
George Yeo, former Singapore foreign minister, discusses rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, Singapore's role in the region, and the Singapore-Hong Kong rivalry. Topics include China-US relations, potential nuclear war, history's importance, future of Hong Kong, national security law, challenges to 'one country, two systems', Hong Kong-Singapore rivalry, and writing a new book.
