Lee Hsien Loong stepped down and entrusted Huang Xuncai, can the "Lee dynasty" continue?
Today (15 May), Lee Hsien Loong will officially step down as Singapore's prime minister and hand over power to Lawrence Wong.
Lee Hsien Loong has led the Singapore government for nearly two decades. During his tenure as Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong inherited the political talent and wisdom of his father, Lee Kuan Yew, actively participated in international cooperation, and led Singapore step by step during his tenure in power.
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Lee Hsien Loong's family "infighting"
But it was such a person who was widely loved in politics that ignored his father's will and tore his brother and daughter-in-law apart in handling household affairs. Let his brothers and sisters not hesitate to publicly post accusations on social media. What's the secret behind this? You must know that Lee Kuan Yew's three children are all elites from all walks of life. Lee Hsien Loong, as the Prime Minister of Singapore, won the first place in the whole department in mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, and solved 12 more problems than the second place, which has never appeared in the history of Trinity College. His sister Li Weiling is a brain expert and the dean of the National Neuromedical College in Singapore. His younger brother, Lee Hsien Yang, not only received a first-class honours degree from the University of Cambridge, but is now the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Frasers Group and the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.
These three people want to have academic qualifications, they want to have face, they want to be wise and wise, but they don't hesitate to tear their faces and make a big fuss, what is going on?
The three children of Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew (left), Lee Hsien Loong (middle) and Lee Wei Ling (right)
It turned out that former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew had asked in his will to demolish his residence at 38 Oxley Road after his death. Because during the reign of Lee Kuan Yew, his power involved many fields such as politics and economics, which caused strong dissatisfaction among some Singaporeans, and some even lamented that "Singapore is the Lee dynasty". Therefore, in order to avoid rumors and prevent future generations from blindly worshipping, he decided to demolish the old mansion. In order to ensure the smooth progress of this will, he even specifically stated that if this mansion cannot be demolished, it can only allow his children and grandchildren to enter and exit, and it will not be open to the public. But when Lee Hsien Loong succeeded him, he said he wanted to use the building to commemorate his father instead of demolishing the house. Isn't this blatant disobedience?
Lee Kuan Yew's former residence
Who can sit still? The furious Lee Wei Ling directly called Lee Hsien Loong "the disgraceful son" without mercy. Soon after, Lee Hsien Yang joined the opposition against Lee Hsien Loong, telling the public that he had been politically persecuted in Singapore and was about to survive. Later, they also released "Where Have Lee Kuan Yew's Values Gone?" condemned Lee Hsien Loong. said that Lee Hsien Loong relied on his status as prime minister to be arrogant and domineering, ignoring his father's will and leaving the old house. In order to achieve their own political goals. It looks like the demolition process of Lee Kuan Yew's former residence, with little resistance other than Lee Hsien Loong. Lee Hsien Loong has also been criticized by the public for this.
Lee Hsien Loong (left) and Lee Hsien Yeung's eldest son, Lee Sun-moo (right)
Are Lee Hsien Loong's children in politics?
It is said that Lee Hsien Loong is the "crown prince" on the throne. Then why didn't he pass on the position to the third generation of the Li family this time?
It's not that Lee Hsien Loong doesn't want to, it's that his three sons either don't want to be here or don't have the strength to be prime minister. His eldest son, Li Yipeng, suffers from albinism and autism, and although he has recovered after careful treatment, he will definitely not be able to become prime minister with such a body and mind.
Li Yipeng
The second son, Li Hongyi, graduated from MIT with a degree in economics, worked as a product manager at Google, and is now working as a director of open source technology in Singapore. The third son, Li Haoyi, graduated from MIT Computer Science and Engineering. His love for code, it's a mesmeristic. He also posted publicly on social media: "Believe it or not, I'm really not interested in politics. "With such a level of fanaticism, it is difficult for politics to touch him. So for Lee Hsien Loong, instead of letting the children do things they don't like, it is better to return the government to the people generously.
Li Hongyi
With Lee Hsien Loong's resignation, Singapore's history as Lee Ka Po has come to an end. Its politics and history are also about to enter a new era. Returning to government to the people can be regarded as a successful end to Lee Hsien Loong's 20-year political career.
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