by Kris Kong | Jun 15, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
If great power contests are determined by domestic “spiritual vitality,” China is winning. SINGAPORE — Is China a threat or an opportunity for America? Is that a simple question? As a student of philosophy, I have learned that behind a simple question can lurk many...
by Kris Kong | Jun 8, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
The Trump administration mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic and the death of George Floyd has raised the stature of China, which is now perceived as the more competent country in the world. Strange as it may sound, China will miss the Trump administration, if,...
by Kris Kong | May 28, 2020 | Interviews
https://mahbubani.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Trump-2020-reelection-to-accelerate-Chinas-rise-says-ex-UN.mp4 Relations between the U.S. and China are at their lowest point in decades. The two countries are trading barbs over China’s new national security law in...
by Kris Kong | May 17, 2020 | Interviews
In lectures, television appearances, and books like The Great Convergence, Kishore Mahbubani has attempted to explain the rise of Asia, and the new challenges and opportunities it affords. He has also described what he views as the decline of America, a country that...
by Kris Kong | Apr 30, 2020 | Interviews
The massive global health crisis caused by the novel coronavirus over the past few months has enhanced the geopolitical contest between the US and China, said the distinguished Singaporean diplomat and academic. The world economy came to a screeching halt in 2020...