The facts behind LHL's interview, which was hosted by Yang Lan of CCTV

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

According to a little bird from the West, here are the facts of LHL's interview hosted on CCTV:

a. LHL wasn't the first choice of interviewee. He was on the reserve list.

b. As a condition for accepting to be interviewed, LHL demanded from CCTV a list of questions in detail.

c. Only questions that LHL had vetted and approved in advance would be allowed to be asked during the interview.

d. Questions that were struck out and/or deemed offensive by LHL were:

i. What did he gain by suing Roy Ngerng in court?
ii. Did LHL realize he was the first political leader of an advanced economy to sue his citizens for defamation?
iii. Was LHL really ignorant of the fact that CPF funds were used to invest in Temasek Holdings?
iv. Temasek Holdings has lost billions of dollars to date. Has he ever personally asked his wife to improve her company's lacklustre performance? What were his wife's reactions?

e. LHL confirmed his acceptance of the interview two weeks in advance of the interview. This gave him plenty of time for his sycophants and coterie of scholars in the civil service to "wayang" to the Chinese audience.


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