China is Messing With Your Mind

Former diplomat Bilahari Kausikan highlights two global trends that can shape Singapore's future—identity politics and the rise of China—and how China is using them to influence the Singapore identity.



About Rational Conversations Series

Rational Conversations by Epigram Books is a series of essays and speeches by prominent Singaporeans on issues close to their heart. With these books, we hope to encourage discussion and provoke thought.



About the Author

Bilahari Kausikan chairs the Middle East Institute of NUS. From 2001 to 2013, he was the second Permanent Secretary and then Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was subsequently Ambassador-at-Large until May 2018.