THE founder of modern Singapore has been trying to lift the sagging enthusiasm of his people on the study – and use – of the Chinese language despite its increasing economic value.
The decline appears to remain as a major lingering worry for 81-year-old Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in his sunset political years.
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