Word: yew
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with his quick mind--his IQ "must be 200," Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers once said. Zhu has a Rolodex memory, endless energy and an overpowering impatience. He is not a man that one likes, but "a man that one respects," says Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Above all, Zhu is a man in a hurry, with a mission to make up for lost time, both for himself and for China...
...fully support Mahathir's recent plans to put the country's economy back in order. But in addition, Malaysians are receptive to a more open society, in particular to a greater degree of press freedom and judicial independence. EE YEW CHAI Kuala Lumpur...
...KUAN YEW ON ASIAN VALUES
After reading the comments of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew on China's Premier Zhu Rongji, Asian values and Confucianism, I gained considerable new insight into the Asian world [WORLD, March 16]. I found myself thirsting for more wisdom from this remarkable man, particularly for a more detailed critique of the roles of the U.S. and the IMF in ameliorating the Asian crisis. Singapore is indeed fortunate to have such a leader. ERIK C. LARSEN Winter Park...
...Kuan Yew: If not for him, it would be more difficult to do it. He not only has the determination, the willingness and the readiness to knock heads and get unpleasant things done, he also has the experience of the last four years in getting inflation down. No one else can rival his grasp of the overall picture and the details...