English.cri.cn, 21 Mar 2009, Xinhua
Singapore in 25 years will reflect the state of the major economic, technological and military powers, Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said on Friday evening.
During a dialogue, "Singapore and Singaporeans, a Quarter century from now", which was held at the newly opened Alumni Complex at the National University of Singapore, Lee said that Singapore exists within the world and regional context.
Lee pictured the future of the world to be somewhere in between of "optimistic and pessimistic scenarios."
He said that the optimistic scenario of the world might be big powers at peace with each other and prosperity throughout the world, while the pessimistic scenarios could be increased tensions and insecurity among big powers and the emerging of regional economic areas.
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