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Politics‘Useful Idiot’? Daniel Bell on Meritocracy and Western Dogma

Canadian political philosopher Daniel Bell moved from studying Western political philosophy to Confucianism and ancient Chinese political thought, becoming a prominent scholar of political meritocracy. In a Singapore interview, he discusses changes in China and Singapore, freedom of speech, criticism directed at him, and whether democracy has only one standard answer.

LLianhe Zaobao 2026-09-18 04:00