ETHOS Issue 08
August 2010
Last updated 30 July 2026
ETHOS Issue 08, August 2010
This issue of ETHOS explores the nuances of China's development as well as Singapore's and ASEAN's emerging relationships. Featuring Shaun Breslin, Kenneth Lieberthal, Lye Liang Fook and Zheng Yongnian.
Editorial
by Alvin Pang
A naunced and dispassionate perspective is perhaps more sensible than either a triumphalist or alarmist view of what a rising China means for the world.
China Engages Asia: The Soft Notion of China’s “Soft Power”
by Shaun Breslin
A leading scholar argues for a more nuanced understanding of China's emerging geopolitical influence.
Opinion: Is China Catching Up with the US?
by Kenneth Lieberthal
While China has emerged as a key player in global affairs, significant challenges to its ongoing development should not be underestimated, argues Professor Kenneth Lieberthal of the Brookings Institution.
Opinion: China’s More Open Society and the Dynamics of Political Change
by Lye Liang Fook and Zheng Yongnian
China’s political landscape is evolving in subtle but significant ways, as it develops economically and a more assertive and socially aware population emerges.
China in Transition
Interview with Yang Jin Lin
A Chinese media veteran shares his candid perspective on emerging sociopolitical trends in China.
Opinion: China’s Consumption Challenge
by Lai Szu Hao
China faces formidable challenges in its attempt to stimulate the domestic demand necessary to sustain economic growth in the long term.
China’s Clean Energy Thrust
by Augustine Chong and Andy Eng
Why China wants to become a clean energy powerhouse — and what it means for the global economy.
The Future of Global Trading Regimes: Three Scenarios
by Lee Chor Pharn and Yap Zhi Jia
As former export-led trading relationships decline, the interplay between the Chinese and US economies could shape the course of global trade in the coming decade. How should Singapore respond?
Gearing Up for a Multi-Polar World
ETHOS roundtable with Hon. Ike Chinwo , Hau Do Suan and Adel A. Al-Wugayan.
In this session of the ETHOS Roundtable, three eminent participants from Singapore’s 3rd Leaders in Governance Programme reflect on the evolving challenges facing public sectors as global economic and political balances shift in the post-Crisis world.
Developing Public Sector Leaders
by Goh Phek Suan
Self-awareness and shared responsibility are key to the cultivation of holistic leadership in public organisations today.
Redesigning the Service Experience
by June Gwee
Design thinking approaches could catalyse breakthrough innovations in public service delivery
Scientific Thinking and Public Policy Review of Clark Glymour’s Galileo in Pittsburgh
Reviewed by Aaron Maniam
A leading philosopher and statistician applies discipline and wit to the most pressing issues of our time.
Opinion: Using the Tax System to Create New Resources Out of Thin Air
by Robert H. Frank
Cornell Professor of Economics Robert Frank believes a progressive consumption tax could cut down wasteful competitive spending without compromising public resources.
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