PM Lee: "We've got to be extraordinary"
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was interviewed by Emmy award-winning journalist Charlie Rose.
In the hour-long interview, PM Lee voiced his views on a number of issues ranging from the Nuclear Security Summit, US President Obama's global leadership and the US relationship with Asia and Singapore.
PM Lee was asked to share his philosophy on Singapore's future relevance.
Here are excerpts from the interview:
Charlie Rose: Tell me what your philosophy is for the relevance and the future of Singapore.
PM Lee: If we want to make a living for ourselves, we've got to be extraordinary. There are any number of cities with a million, two million people in them, hundreds in Asia, hundreds more worldwide.
Why is Singapore different? It's because the people make it so, and the people, meaning our own people and the talent we have within Singapore and the talent we can attract to Singapore and make members of our extended family who can help us to prosper and help us to make --
Charlie Rose: What do you consider members of the extended family?
PM Lee: People who come to Singapore and work, people who come to Singapore and strike roots, people who come and eventually become citizens.
Charlie Rose: Is Singapore's future as bright or brighter today than it was five years ago
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