Singapore PM Lee Warns of U.S.-China Miscalculation Over Taiwan 

"We are not trying to find a winner, we are trying to build a team." PM Lee, most impressive and speaks volume of how he is leading the country. Not creating infighting but grooming the next generation, for future of Singapore. Lovely!

What an intelligent head of state! No wonder Singapore is attracting so much talent.

this is the first time i heard a politician talking about actual politics and economy

I hope most world leaders would listen more to Mr. Lee. He really is a great, smart, wise PM for a peaceful world.

A great leader I don’t believe in leaders are born. But he worked hard to make his own place in leadership for Singapore

Singapore PM Lee sets an example for having an unbiased, balanced, relevant, objective, truthful and humble mindset with a superb ability to intelligently avoid falling into the traps of undue influence. On the other hand, the Interviewer sets an example for the opposite.

Whether America can maintain its dominance depends on its ability to self-correct: Here in America, I don't see any politicians doing any soul searching on what's gone wrong with America? Instead of blaming China for all its problems. American Exceptionalism is dead hard. But no empire lasts forever that is how the world works.

Honestly just fell in love with this man and his immense understanding of life and people and of what's best for human kind..we need more intelligent leaders running America such as this...simply amazed at his deeply thoughtful comments and dealings with human interaction...please..come to the USA and enlighten our leaders to be so humble and trusting...first time I've ever heard these words from this prime minister...we need more of him to speak to the world and to America and China so we can live in peace...

I thought US is located in south China sea😝😝 when I hear US talking about threat from china

This man reminds me of the other Lee in the past. PM Lee is a good leader of Singapore. 👍 With his words of wisdom, he's a true statesman and with his in-depth knowledge of what is happening around the world he can make a good leader in the world stage. I like him. 👍

Lee Hsien Loong sounds like a wise man. Best wishes from Poland. Peace, no war!

Singapore is the best small country that dancing with big countries around and still has significant influence on the world. For years China (including Deng and Xi) has taken advices from Singapore and this is true wisdom.

From father to son, country, fellow citizens and prosperity of the country and the world come first in their lives. Incredible human beings. Love these family very much, and no matter what happens.

What a refreshing breath of air! An eloquent, well spoken, calm and collected gentleman with such a fine sense of humor! I could listen to him the whole day. Inspires trust through his vast knowledge of what is going on.

Anglo empire basically still sticking with colonial mentality meanwhile preaching freedom and democracy. 🤣😂

Such an intelligent, humane & wise leader! How I wish our 'leaders' would learn from him. That does not seem likely. They haven't yet.

I am head over heels in agreement with my PM. Living in this island for 70 years that I know it has not been easy for Singapore's nation building to the current stage. Seeing the admiration of so many comments from other countries of having such leader, my wish is for fellow Singaporeans to appreciate of our leadership and not to take for granted that good leaders will come naturally.

Very smart leader like his father. And he is spot on in his US China views

Taiwan is a part of China because China has 2 parts due to civil war, Taiwan of China and mainland of China. Currently both 2 parts have their own administrations but UN and almost all countries admit mainland China as the country China. Sooner or later both parts will be united because separation caused by civil war should not last long. God bless their early unity.

Informative, inspiring and thought provoking interview of a humble and I suspect a man who loves his country and deeply passionate about Singapore society and the world. Blessing Prime Minister Loong.

It’s great to listen to a real leader, such a contrast to Boris Johnson. This attitude is why Singapore is so easy to do business with.

Glad I stumbled upon this. We live in such troubled times and this man radiates such calmness and hope. Thanks for posting.

The interviewer really grasps every opportunity to bash China, call that unbiased LOL

American 🇺🇸 please hands off from Ethiopia

As wise as his father. Australia PM has tried to have him go against China but failed miserably. SE Asia countries are smart, they do not want to choose sides.

I accidentally bumped into this interview. It's my first time listening to PM Lee. The moment I heard him speak, I was engrossed. So much wisdom and such eloquence. I loved his balanced response to what should happen with the remote work culture. We need more leaders who speak common sense and exude confidence that comes from inner strength rather than inner insecurity. For a minute I wished I could be a citizen of Singapore. The man is so inspiring. I think people are way too hard on the interviewer. Remember, you would not get to hear PM Lee's, exuisitely articulate statements had it not been for the penetrating questions from the interviewer. Sometimes an interviewer needs to be a bit provocative. He needs to play the villain for the audience. I feel he did a fine job till thr very end.

pm lee is very wise and thoughtful man. he knows about action and it's consequences

Very knowledgeable person. A joy to listen to.

The pm is savvy enough to make me listen the entire talk.

The world needs more of Lee Hsien Loong for world peace ✌️

"Bet on America recovering from what it does to itself" - a funny quote, loaded with underlying truth.

11:28 … a fully loaded question….. great answer ….this is the reality we all need to embrace. If you’re a small country don’t expect the same power

thank you bloomberg politics for sharing the current prime minister of singapore... all bows all respects to prime minister lee/singapore...

Our Prime Minister Mr Lee is definitely an eloquent speaker and knows world matters at his finger tips. It is impressive!! 👍👍.

Colonizing with military bases is a long practice with the United States

This is how people should be.. People is human beings Human beings have intelligence. Unfortunately there are people don't use their intelligence.. Well respected Singapore..

Angela Merkel who held a doctorate in Quantum chemistry described this man as the most intelligent politician on the planet. She was not wrong.. In Australia we have an embarrassment as PM. Comparisons are invidious.

The host needs to stand back from constantly pushing a country leader to constantly comment about another major country (ie china). Its disrespectful, insensitive and poor journalism ethics (bloomberg!?!) Given china is not the event theme.

I love how my PM of this tiny island telling the 2 giants to chill the fk out.

This is a great example of a great PM. Very balanced view to avoid any misunderstandings.

he is a smart Prime minister in Singapore.

Just like his late father, PM Lee is a very smart leader. He bows to neither the U.S nor China knowing that both countries' trades are heavily dependent on Singapore's ports. Instead, he exploits the U.S - China trade war for the benefits of his country. I wish other ASEAN countries can have a capable leader like him.

Smart man. Makes a lot of sense and I love his point of view on this issue. First time I've heard him speak. He's quite eloquent for English not being his primary language.

PM Lee is an important bridge figure between the West and Asia, especially between the U.S. and China. With the current attitudes both countries have towards each other, this is not an easy role. It takes great skills as well as candid.

I stars listing to PM Lee’s speech and opinions for a while and I made a joke with friends that if we see all the leaders in the world as students in a classroom, PM Lee would be the professor for the students.

I love Mr. Lee long !! He seem to be an extremely smart and especially caring PM. I sure wish we had him as a leader in the US. We have NONE LIKE HIM!!!

When was China rude and critical of Singapore's and New Zealand's COVID policy, or did you just make that up?

I want to tell the interviewer, that US is the greatest problem on Earth today.

I personally really like him and his dad and have great respect for them. However, I may not think that other leaders are too stupid and naive to know and understand all the points he mentioned. He is the leader of Singapore, a country mostly relying on trading thus it is understandable for him to maintain the open-minded and chilled figure in front of the world. Also, Singapore is a city-country, in my opinion, the big countries normally have far more complex problems and it is harder for the leaders. I still really like his speech and all the content. I just feel that he is speaking perfectly from his stand with wisdom. That's all. So I don't think less of e.g. leaders in the us, or leaders in asia like china, etc...

He is the best politician in the world. Respect from Sought Korea

He is wise man with a loving heart ❤️! He loves both China and American ! Hope we all learn a little bit from him ……

Such a great understanding leader of the world, I wish Hk leader would be the same

I think PM Lee is one of the most important diplomats globally over the next decade to make sure we get relations right. Whatta guy 🐝🎩🥋

Incredibly thoughtful and evenhanded responses from PM Lee despite the many narrow-minded geopolitical questions by the interviewer.

Singapore unlike most other nations the world over has been blessed with extremely competent leadership.....!!! Most unfortunately in this interview we had "an anti-Chinese for a host who seemed keener to pushing an American agenda!"

The demeanour of the PM is so calming. This is a masterclass in communication.

A Great leader Thanks to God almighty , we still have Thoughtful and highly intelligent Leaders in our world 🌎 Glory bee to God almighty Amen 🙏 ❤ ..

What a knowledgeable and respectful leader.

USA also got alot of help, tech fr Germany, independence fr France and chemical fr Japan

A Down to Earth Leader.

"Threats, coercion and violence ought to be entirely avoided in this matter. Pursuit of peace, prosperity, a cleaner world, is what is most favorable end for the good people of China and all others" -Confucius

So practical - Lord, the US/West could learn a lot from this PM and China

witful smart funny yet not a pushover Just like his Dad

OMFG, why can the US not get a leader of this caliber.

Let the neighbors Taiwan and China settle their own differences. It's not the world's concern

It is time for US army to go home. US should only have business and diplomatic dealings in Asia. All disputes should be settled at the UN. Hagemony should end.

I remember being in Singapore when LKY passed. I was taking a taxi that went through the route of his funeral procession right before it happened by complete random chance. That was probably one of the most somber and beautiful things I'll probably ever experience in my life. Thank you for your hospitality in your beautiful country! Coming back to America and seeing how little people take pride in what their country looks like was very humbling and embarassing.

The US should listen more to PM Lee. Seriously. To some degree, China too. But the US especially.

Brilliant politician and a brilliant interview

Love to listen this man God bless you Mr lee

Wow. I wish some of the western leaders would act like this wise and intelligent man. Biden and Boris are just a joke.

Whether you agree with him or not. He is a proper leader that most countries have forgotten what it’s like to have.

That first swallow hit the mark .... Kudos Pm of Singapore

Those split seconds he pauses to articulate to be politically neutral is quite impressive. Singapore is lucky to have such a balance headed leader. God knows we need more leaders like that here in the US. It’s like a Jerry Springer show here now

"What made war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta." -Thucydides

A political leader needs to be pragmatic and patriotic. I think there is much to learn from Singapore.

I’ve been trying to explain this to people as well…should there ever be a wartime conflict between the west and the east…this Planet is literally going to blow up.

Watch this and weep, UK. PM Lee is a true statesman, Johnson is a bumbling fool

PM Lee is a true global statesman like his father. Similar to many comments here, I long for this type of leadership in the US. What’s missing in the political establishment in the US is that there are no adults. There are so many internal problems, such as infrastructure, education, affordable health care, homelessness, drug addiction, etc. It seems that we are coming apart at the seams. Before the pandemic, some of these problems were manageable. But we utterly mismanaged the pandemic that led to more than 740k deaths. Our governance structure and ideology are called into question. We really need to self reflect and do some true introspection. An honest self assessment is necessary for our country to regain our balance.

PM Lee is so intelligent!

A joy to listen to....he is a wise man

Singapore has the ability to choose quality leaders...

Eloquent, wise and savage at the same time...PM Lee Hsien Loong. I just feel so much smarter after watching this video. Not a big fan of the host though. My Opinion.

It is always very interesting to listen to his thoughts because he speaks intelligently. He covers issues with wide perspectives and seldom people can question his arguments.

PM Lee Hsien Loong is excellent communicator. Best Wishes from India to him and his people. 👍👌

Very sensible talk Your Excellency.To the points

This man has the knowledge and wisdom that should be listened to by every World leader....extremely pointed and informed... " I have no illusions"...

Whether there is peace in the world depends on the US, the war-hungry nation.

I notice that the difference between Singapore leaders and many leaders of other democratic countries is that Singaporean leaders don't always make the populist decision. In fact, they seldom make the populist decision. They know that they will probably be elected again and also the majority of the citizens know that there is no viable alternative party at the moment that can match their track record of running the country for half a century. In contrast, political leaders in other countries get elected based on spewing popular rhetoric and making the decision that is short term popular rather than long term beneficial. Almost every decision Singapore government makes is towards long term benefit for a very small island nation. And to do this their leaders have to be very perceptive to what is going on outside their borders and geopolitical economic developments in other countries as well and also anticipate how possible permutations of such developments will affect the future of their own country. That is why PM Lee can comment so well on China, US, Taiwan etc.

Interesting interview indeed.

Sadly to say Malaysia PM currently don't have this type of calibre, intelligent, kind and put the benefit of his people as priority

16:24 when PM Lee tells China and USA to “…Chill a little bit” over Taiwan 🥲🙏❤️

Amazing leader

Wonderful interview & great questions to a very impressive leader

A brilliant interview Thanks!

A very prudent n potent leader !!

Wow, so this is what it’s like to have an intelligent and learned leader of your country. Meanwhile in the Uk we have a bumbling fool. Well done Singapore for electing such a wise leader.

Thanks so much Mr Lee SL, follow by his Exceptional Father Mr Lee KY, voice up the truth and Asian especially ASEAN nations and east voice to the Stubborn west.

The part where LHL talks about succession is an interesting one. In the west they believe democracy means the predecessor has no say over the choice of the next leadership, while in singapore they are mature enough to understand the need for stability and continuity. You can't run a country that takes U turns every 4-5 years

Unbiased, critical and knowledgable leader, listening his non-racist, non-provocative, fact-based speach is educational