Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore’s distinguished former ambassador to the UN, is well known for writing books designed to needle western readers. He even subtitles this new book, “a provocation”. That is a pity, since his desire to provoke skews his analysis and diverts attention from the good advice he provides. His new book is “intended, ultimately, as a gift to the west”, but unfortunately, the packaging gets in his way.
新加坡杰出的前駐聯合國大使馬凱碩(Kishore Mahbubani)因著有旨在刺激西方讀者的多本著作而廣為人知。他的新書甚至還有個副標題——《挑釁》(a provocation)。這令人遺憾,因為他挑釁的欲望影響了其分析的公正性,并使讀者的注意力偏離了他提供的好建議。他的新書“本質上是希望送給西方的一份禮物”,但不幸的是,這份“禮物”的包裝阻礙了這個愿望的達成。
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