In other Southeast Asian countries, many overseas Chinese have had very close relationship with the original colonial governments. Such is the case with Singapore's Lee Kuan-yew, who received an English education. The West pays great attention to what he says.
在東南亞其他國家，許多華人與原來的殖民政府關係極為密切，像李光耀是受英國教育的，其言論在西方一直很受重視。