The son rises
Strange how the new Mr Lee looks remarkably like the old one
IN A recent speech to fellow graduates of Harvard University, Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's deputy prime minister, explained that his country was at a “major transition point”. He was referring, he went on to explain, not just to his own promotion to prime minister, which was this week scheduled for August 12th, but also to the economic and social reforms the government has planned. “We are prepared”, he said, “to take the plunge.”
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “The son rises”
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