Singapore’s ruling party has proven exceptionally adept at accommodating global shifts, economic pressures, and changing popular sentiments — without significant democratisation or political liberalisation. A new cycle of managed renewal is in the works again, with 49-year-old technocrat Lawrence Wong slated to take over from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. This panel will look at the resilience and contradictions of Singapore’s governance model in the light of Hong Kong’s own dramatic political transformation. It will also discuss the two cities’ shifting positions in the global economy. Cherian George and Donald Low are the co-authors of PAP v PAP: The Party’s Struggle to Adapt to a Changing Singapore, a national non-fiction bestseller when it was released in 2020. Moderated by FCC President Keith Richburg. Originally recorded 30 Jul 2022

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