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Following the usual rhetoric of newly independent countries against colonial exploitation, the Republic of Singapore was pragmatic in remaining closely aligned to the Western world. The elevation of English to be the first language of instruction in all schools not only helped unify multi-lingual Singapore, but also facilitated linkage with the global economy and progress in techno-science.

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English speaking workers together with other positive factors such as hard work ethics, freedom from labor strikes and corruption attracted MNC investment. Since the s Singapore has become the biggest MNC hub in the world. Besides MNCs, Western talents in top level management, finance, academia and research have all been recruited. Unlike much of Asia, a key element in Singapores success has been winning the war against corruption through political will, tough anti-corruption laws and paying ministers and civil servants well. Transparency International has consistently ranked island-State as one of the least corrupt countries in the world.

The livability of Singapore has for past decades been significantly improved by clearance of slumps, clean tree-lined and crime-free streets, decent housing, and access to high quality education and healthcare.


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    Log In Sign Up. This contrasts with rapid progress made in East Asia during the past decades, thanks to globalization. Most significant has been the rapid emergence of the sleeping giant China. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore have joined the ranks of the top seven global cities.

    In reality, the East Asian strategy has been benign and simple. Whilst passionately embracing modernization especially in techno-science, East Asians have been comfortable remaining Asians at heart, keeping their Confucian legacy of self-reliance, hard work, thrift, scholarship, group thinking and acceptance of benign authority.

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    The hard earned dollar has been invested in modern infrastructure, education, health care and housing. Ironically, poor China is the biggest holder of US debt. In the United Nations-commissioned Human Development Index ranking—a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and standards of living,-- except for China, which is midway in world ranking, the other East Asian countries are all amongst the top 30 countries. In the Program for Students assessment, surprisingly, East Asian countries were ranked ahead of the USA in reading, science and mathematicsi.

    East Asian peoples are becoming increasingly bilingual. Whilst their mother tongue anchors them to their Asian cultural heritage, English has served well as the working regional and global language for higher education, research, commerce, science, and communication with people everywhere. In line with its Confucian culture of scholarship and boosted by a strong economy, East Asia has joined the West in investing heavily in research.