She is the world's most personalized first lady, not only has strong business skills, but also has created a super business empire with tens of billions of dollars in assets. In the face of the hegemonic behavior of the Americans, she also dared to speak out for China.
Do you know who this first lady is? What are her brilliant achievements?
The legendary First Lady we want to talk about today is Ho Ching, wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore. He Jing is an atypical Chinese woman, she can carry a gun to fight in the mall, Wen can rest assured of her husband and godson, and she is also a "chivalrous girl" full of justice, American hegemonists and Taiwan independence elements, have been taught hard by her, and are famous figures in Singapore and even the world.
Ho Ching first became famous around the world because she became the President of Temasek and did a good job, helping Temasek out of the difficult situation and sweeping across Asia, doubling her assets several times in a short period of time, making countless people who were not optimistic about her slap in the face.
In 2004, Fortune magazine selected 25 of Asia's most influential entrepreneurs, and Ho Ching ranked 18th, and most of her names are men, such as Japan's Toyota Motor President, Sony Group President and Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing.
Three years later, Fortune magazine published a list of the world's top 50 strong business women, with a total of six Chinese on the list, and the highest ranked female Chinese was Temasek's president and Lee Hsien Loong's wife, Ho Ching.
Originally from Guangdong and born in Singapore in 1954, Ho Ching is a female student who won the Singapore Presidential Scholarship in 1972 and graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering of the University of Singapore with a first-class honours degree. The study of Ho Ching did not stop there, and she soon received a master's degree from Stanford University in the United States.
Ho Ching and Lee Hsien Loong married in 1985 when Lee Hsien Loong's original partner died and Ho Ching became his second wife. In fact, Ho Ching was not married to Lee Hsien Loong at that time, first of all, Ho Ching served in Singapore's Ministry of Defense, and Lee Hsien Loong had just retired from the army, and the rank was only a brigadier general.
Brigadier General Lee Hsien Loong's identity and status are inferior to Ho Ching, and although the marriage of the two is not like He Jing's marriage, it can be regarded as a match for each other, and it also shows Ho Ching's unique vision and foresees Lee Hsien Loong's future soaring.
Ho Ching joined Temasek's defence subcontracting company in 1987 and has since grown into Temasek's leader, transforming the company into an integrated giant enterprise covering logistics, aviation, telecommunications and other businesses.
Ho Ching's joining Temasek certainly has a certain political bonus, but her own super ability is a direct reason.
Prior to joining Temasek, Ho Ching graduated from Stanford University and had five years of CEO management experience in a technology company in Singapore.
Established in 1974, Temasek Holdings is Singapore's giant state-owned company, which manages Singapore's vast assets around the world. Singapore Airlines, Telecom and Development Bank are among Temasek's assets.
2002 Temasek's former Chairman, Tanah Banam, approached Ho Ching to become Temasek's new manager. After several nights of insomnia, He Jing finally took on this errand.
Just after Temasek announced the new chairman and president, Ho Ching faced overwhelming public attack because her husband Lee Hsien Loong, then Singapore's finance minister, was also responsible for managing Temasek. Therefore, these public opinions bluntly said that Ho Ching rose to power by nepotism, relying on Lee Hsien Loong to take the helm of Temasek and other harsh voices.
Identity is certainly a double-edged sword, which can increase traffic and advantages for yourself, but if you don't do it well, you will become synonymous with incompetence, and you will be attacked much more than ordinary people.
When He Jing recalled the situation at that time, she once said that her friends advised her not to take this hot potato, and if she did a good job, she would be unlucky, and even Lee Hsien Loong would suffer at that time. But Ho Ching was not deterred by these pros and cons and resolutely chose to take over Temasek.
Lee Hsien Loong was also very unhappy with his wife's choice and did not support Ho Ching as chairman of Temasek at the time. However, He Jing, who took office in this piece of doubt, what did he do later to reverse the direction of public opinion?
As the First Lady of Singapore, Ho Ching has done to bring her career to glory after taking over Temasek?
In fact, there was indeed a conflict of interest in choosing Ho Ching as the head of Temasek, because her husband was none other than Lee Hsien Loong, then Singapore's finance minister.
Her father-in-law is Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, and the chairman of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, and her prominent family background is inevitably talked about behind people's backs. But He Jing's own strength can completely win this position.
Temasek used to be a low-key company, Singapore's hidden capital giant, monopolizing a number of financial and private production industries. But those familiar with Singapore's financial markets know that Temasek Ho Ching took over is no longer the supergiant.
After the Asian financial crisis in 1997, Temasek was already in decline, and after suffering a heavy blow, it was impossible to match the glory of the past, and the shareholder return did not exceed 3% for ten consecutive years, compared with the shareholders return of the world's top 500 companies in that era was around 13%.
When the new chairman, Ho Ching, took office, Temasek changed its low-key style and first moved Temasek from the bustling city centre to an ordinary office building in the suburbs.
Subsequently, Ho Ching unleashed his huge capital expansion ambitions and decided to break the game from overseas, investing heavily in the Asian market, and also announced all Temasek's investments in the past 30 years on paper.
Just after He Jing made these changes, many people were speculating that the new official would take office and she would definitely carry out drastic reforms in the future, but surprisingly, He Jing "turned off".
This strong woman of Chinese ancestry decided to adopt the Taoist management method of inaction.
Although Temasek is a state-owned enterprise in Singapore, the Singapore government has no direct intervention in Temasek's operations, so Temasek has a strong degree of freedom and self-discipline.
Ho Ching is deeply impressed by Temasek's self-discipline and knows that this right business principle cannot be changed, because this is Temasek's biggest advantage that stands out from other capital companies.
With this as the cornerstone, Ho Ching began to expand its business overseas, using the original capital to make a snowball of growth attempts.
How to manage the company is the right one, only performance is the answer, if you can make the company prosperous, even if you are sensitive, it will not cause trouble for yourself and your husband, but will make a good story.
Ho Ching has set her sights on countries such as China, India, Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia, which account for 45 percent of the world's population, and Ho Ching has invested more than $7 billion in these countries in a short period of time.
He Ching led Temasek to invest US$1.4 billion in China to become a strategic partner of China Construction Bank, one of China's four largest banks, and more than doubled its market value after listing in Hong Kong.
At the same time, He Jing also acquired a 5% stake in Minsheng Bank, and the business also involved Bank of China. Temasek has become the largest foreign investor in China's financial sector, and it has also reaped high returns through its aggressive strategic vision.
It took Ho Ching just one year to double Temasek's profits 30-fold to a horrific S$7.4 billion, and shareholder returns soared to 46 per cent. As a result, Singapore's overall economy has grown by eight percent.
Many people joked that Finance Minister Lee Hsien Loong would in turn thank his wife for bringing him such great achievements.
In 2004, Ho Ching reported its first financial results since taking office, showing that Temasek's total assets had reached US$50 billion, making it Singapore's number one company.
At that time, Temasek's business was involved in banking, telecommunications, aviation, power, real estate, etc., and its stock holdings accounted for 47% of the Singapore stock market. As a result, Temasek has been rated by international rating agencies as the highest credit rating of 3A.
He Ching is not only a top business wizard, but also has a high consciousness in political positions, she once angered the United States, ridiculed Taiwan independence, and won the widespread favor of the Chinese people.
So what are He Jing's actions outside the mall that everyone is well known for?
He Jing, a strong businesswoman, spoke out for justice, not only speaking out for China, but also openly angry at the United States.
Singapore is a country based on finance, and the domestic manufacturing industry is also concentrated in high-end industries, so when the new crown pneumonia swept Singapore, medical protective materials began to be in large numbers.
At that time, Taiwanese "made a lot of kindness" to donate some masks to Singapore, and also hyped their "good deeds" in the media, and He Jing sent a meaningful mocking comment after seeing these propaganda copy: Errrr....
Why did Ho Ching mock Taiwan, which donated masks? There's a reason for that.
Because when the pressure of the epidemic in Singapore was the highest, he wanted to pull back the masks produced by Singapore companies in Taiwan's factories to save the emergency, but was blocked by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party and finally failed to ship back a mask. Forcing Singapore to pull the entire mask production line from Taiwan back to China eased the pressure of mask shortage.
The irony is that after the epidemic eased in Singapore, Taiwan pretended to donate a batch of masks to Singapore, and also disguised itself as a good person in the media.
He Ching sneers at Taiwan's ugly face, which is why she mocks their hypocrisy.
However, He Jing's ridicule was viciously attacked by the 1450 Internet Army supported by the Democratic Progressive Party, so what is the so-called 1450? Here we have to mention several of their characteristics.
As long as it praises China, 1450 will inevitably attack, and anyone who is pro-China and opposes Taiwan, they will also scold, and the funniest thing is that those who do not praise Taiwan will also be bitten by them.
Therefore, He Jing's neutral and slightly mocking statement immediately attracted 1450 attacks.
He Jing's combat effectiveness is not blown, in the face of the attack of 1450 vicious dogs, she directly posted a picture with a blue frog, or a poison dart frog, used to satirize and attack these splitting elements are disgusting "cheap frogs".
Swearing without dirty words, this is the elegance of the strong woman He Jing, using a picture to break the defense of Taiwan independence again.
When Hong Kong fell into chaos in 2019, everyone knew that behind this was an atrocity controlled by Americans, and Hong Kong youths instigated by Americans smashed shops and attacked the police.
And the disgusting Americans also claim that the atrocities in Hong Kong are a beautiful landscape.
On international news platforms where Western media control public opinion, anyone who speaks for China will be attacked, and those who can speak for China are real warriors, and He Jing is one of them.
On social platforms, He Jing reposted a post by the Hong Kong police to maintain public order, and also praised it with Chinese, saying that 30,000 people supported the safety of 7 million people.
She also retweeted a very interesting picture of the US government shouting democracy for the rioters who smashed Hong Kong, and the US government denouncing the thugs for the Americans who smashed Minnesota.
He Jing used this picture to expose the ugly face of the US government's democratic double standard to the fullest.
In fact, people with political identities speak cautiously, and Ho Ching's husband Lee Hsien Loong is one of them.
The son of Singapore's founding father, who entered politics early, walked on thin ice all his life, and spoke watertightly, Lee Hsien Loong left and right Singapore, sandwiched between powerful countries.
When the mainland's strength was not strong enough, Lee Hsien Loong had attacked China in order to cater to the United States, and in recent years, as the mainland's national strength has increased, his influence on the surrounding areas has also increased, and Lee Hsien Loong has changed his pro-China line in time.
In contrast, He Jing is much more bold and true, and she is brave to speak out about some smear remarks against China and the hypocrisy of separatists to expose their true face.
In addition, it can also be seen that He Jing's political wisdom has seen that since China established a foothold in the South China Sea, the United States has strategically abandoned its intention to wage war in China's coastal waters, so China's presence and influence in Asia are gradually increasing.
Friendship with China can also be regarded as an insurance for the Lee Hsien Loong family, after all, it is very unwise to offend either China and the United States as a port financial country like Singapore.
As a business leader, He Jing can lead the company on the road to strength, as a Chinese rooted in China, when China is smeared, she can stand up for China, and as a mother, she is also impeccable.
Ho Ching was Lee Hsien Loong's second wife, Lee Hsien Loong's ex-wife died before leaving a son and daughter, including a daughter suffering from illness, after Ho Ching married into the Lee family, not only actively sought medical treatment for her stepdaughter, but also did everything herself, which also made her quickly win the acceptance of her children.
Lee Kuan Yew also praised Ho Ching as a rare good mother who treated Lee Hsien Loong's two children as her own.