Singapore government has decided to call #ReturnOurCPF protest at Hong Lim Park a public nuisance. And yet over in Hong Kong, protesters claim their movement is a public or civil disobedience. Can these two represent Asian ways of democracy mentioned by PM Lee? PM Lee has made his point clear enough, presuming the whole cabinet also agrees with this Way (of charging protesters at Hong Lim Park). What about Singaporeans? Do you agree? In a Forbes Conference, PM Lee said, "If you look at the countries in Asia, you'll know these are complicated countries and they work in different ways.”#1 Asian democracy gets complicated when bad examples are used. Perhaps, we can look at the most successful Way in Asia - Japan. Meiji Reform started at 1868, less than 200 years ago. The reformation transforms Japan into a modern and democratic country. Historians argue the modernization process has two important components work in parallel: militar...
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