SINGAPORE — 'Xiang hu jing zhong'. As he uttered these words, which mean 'respect for all', former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam received cheers and applause on Sunday (July 9) at his first public event since he left his government posts.
SINGAPORE —"Xiang hu jing zhong". As he uttered these words, which mean"respect for all", former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam received cheers and applause on Sunday at his first public event since he left his government posts.
He gave an example using the three traditions celebrated at the event — the Bao Gong, Bao Sheng and Sheng Gong cultures — and how they represent Singapore’s openness and acceptance of different beliefs. “Because I was coming to this event and I know there are many Chinese speakers here, I learned the translation for 'respect for all', which was 'xiang hu jing zhong'... That's the most important value,” he said.
“We can mix up all our four cultures — Chinese culture, Malay culture, Indian culture, the Eurasians... To some people it will appeal to them intellectually, but it will not appeal to the heart and we will also slowly become weaker, our identity will become weaker,” he said.
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