"The United States cannot stop China's rise. It just has to live with a bigger China, which will be completely novel for the United States, as no country has ever been big enough to challenge its position. China will be able to do so in 20 or 30 years. Americans have to eventually share their preeminent position with China."
Lee Kuan Yew, founder of modern Singapore, said in an interview in 2013. He died on Monday at the age of 91.