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### A: If the six party talks fail, do you foresee an arms race in Eastern Asia?### B: If the nuclear program is frozen, there won't be an arms race. Eventually, it is not in China's interests to have an erratic Korea nuclear-armed and a Japan nuclear-armed. That reduces China's position. |
### A: Many Americans fear that China and the US are bound to become strategic rivals. Will this become the great rivalry of the 21st century?### B: Rivals, yes, but not necessarily enemies. The Chinese have spent a lot of energy and time to make sure that their periphery is friendly to them. So, they settled with Russ... |
### A: But the Americans are trying to encircle China. They have won new bases in Central Asia.### B: The Chinese are very conscious of being encircled by allies of America. But they are very good in countering those moves. South Korea today has the largest number of foreign students in China. They see their future in ... |
### A: During your career, you have kept your distance from Western style democracy. Are you still convinced that an authoritarian system is the future for Asia?### B: Why should I be against democracy? The British came here, never gave me democracy, except when they were about to leave. But I cannot run my system base... |
### A: ... and that turned Singapore de facto into a one party state. Critics say that Singapore resembles a Lee Family Enterprise. Your son is the Prime Minister, your daughter-in-law heads the powerful Development Agency...### B: ... and my other son is CEO of Singapore Telecoms, my daughter is head of the National I... |
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