Lee Kuan Yew on China at Business China.  AsiaOne:

Asked in a dialogue to mark the second anniversary of Business China – a non-profit organisation that helps Singaporeans study, work or do business in China – how Singapore should cope with a rising China, he said: “There’s Japan, America, we can still live, doesn’t mean we’ll be squeezed out. We’ll find our role in other ways.” …

He said: “For us to remain effective players in the world, we must have our point of view, and not be a satellite of America, Japan, China…we’re not going to be in anybody’s pocket.

“If every time we parrot China or American lines, we’re written off.”

In the dialogue, MM Lee was also asked to comment on the recent climate talks in Copenhagen, regarded by some to be a failure because of China’s refusal to commit to carbon-emission reductions.

While China, like other big countries, refused to commit to percentage cuts, it is taking its contribution to global warming seriously, as evidenced by its efforts in investing in wind technology and the efficient use of coal, MM Lee said.