Word: yew
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...liberal West, Elegant argues, are undermined by the effectiveness of authoritarian Neo-Confucianism from Seoul to Tokyo to Taipei, from Beijing to Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur. Japan's energy comes from a disciplined adherence to the hierarchical loyalties demanded by the ancient philosophy. In Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew reigns as a benevolent but stern patriarch. South Korea prospers because of -- not in spite of -- Park Chung Hee, the dictator who laid the foundations for his country's phenomenal economic expansion. Though Elegant does not quite make the argument, the Confucian ethic, with its emphasis on obedience, can justify the Tiananmen...
Clark is clearly more expendable than Subic. The Air Force increasingly operates its long-range bombers and advanced fighters out of Guam. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has offered to accept some air units from Clark in his country. Subic's facilities, on the other hand, cannot readily be replaced. They include extensive machine shops that maintain the U.S. fleet with low-cost labor unavailable at alternative sites in Singapore or Japan...