"A historic moment: Singapore's President accepts Lee Hsien Loong's resignation, and Merrill Lynch assumes power."

"Singapore is entering a new era; Merlin publicly stated that Singapore will become a high-welfare society."

"The Lee family has become history, and Lion City has entered a new era of magical rule."

"Within the existing legal framework, Singapore successfully completed the transfer of power."

"The power transition in Singapore this time, like in the past, proceeded smoothly and steadily."

Yesterday, Parliament unanimously approved Lee Hsien Loong's resignation and appointed Cheng Li as the new leader of Singapore, assuming the role of leader of the People's Action Party.

Following this, Zheng Li delivered a speech in front of the Singapore Parliament House, addressing all Singaporeans and the world.

There have never been any unexpected power transitions in Singapore. From Lee Hsien Loong to Goh Chok Tong, there has been virtually no element of uncertainty.

Anyone with even a modicum of political acumen knows that Lion City is merely a model project for Merlin; the mage's efforts to transform Earth will certainly not stop at the Lion City level.

So the next day, all the Singaporean media focused on the successful handover of power in Singapore, with the Lee family becoming a thing of the past and Merlin becoming the new head of Singapore.

Meanwhile, media outlets and political commentators outside of Singapore focused more on Merlin's speech.

For them, they didn't care what the significance of the Lee family's withdrawal was, nor did they care what the power transfer would mean in a tiny place like Singapore.

If Merlin hadn't been the new controller of power, the power transition in Singapore would have been mentioned in the media at most.

Just like when Goh Chok Tong handed over power to Lee Hsien Loong, it didn't cause a ripple in international public opinion.

"Employment is a welfare benefit. By comprehensively improving basic security, what exactly does Merlin want to achieve?"

Merlin's governing philosophy: Utilizing high value-added industries to safeguard Singapore's economic development.

As Merlin finished speaking, global capital markets continued to experience violent fluctuations.

"Under Merlin's leadership, where will Lion City's future lead?"

"What changes will Merlin of the magical civilization bring to the political landscape of Earth?"

International media outlets from other countries are primarily concerned with what changes Merlin will bring to Singapore and his objectives.

They don't care about the significance of this power transition for Singapore.

The transfer of power in Singapore is a good thing for other countries, and it puts a weight off their minds.

Zheng Li's public speeches have been translated into various languages ​​and disseminated around the world.

Chinese netizens were particularly enthusiastic about the discussion.

Of course, it's also very popular in other countries, but Western countries have very limited knowledge of Singapore.

If you ask most Americans where Lion City is, they won't be able to tell you.

But if you ask Chinese people, many of them can even talk about the Li family in great detail.

Of course, there was also Goh Chok Tong as the head of the power transition between Lee Chung-ying and Lee Hsien Loong, a fact known only to a minority of Chinese people.

Compared to people from other countries, Chinese people have a far greater understanding of Singapore.

After all, Chinese people naturally have a certain degree of goodwill towards Singapore, a country with a predominantly Chinese population and a developed nation.

Even though Singapore has been playing both sides between China and America, it has done a lot of things by taking advantage of its geographical location.

"Holy crap, history has been made again. Why did I say 'again'?"

"I'm curious, has Merlin acquired Singaporean citizenship?"

"They must have been admitted. Everything after that was procedurally just. It's impossible for them to have violated the procedure in the first step."

"The welfare benefits in Singapore are already quite good, and now they want to improve them even further. Singapore has really won in the last ten years."

First, it snatched Hong Kong's status as an international financial center in Asia, then Merlin took over, and openly declared its intention to improve public welfare.

"Yes, for a small country like Singapore, there is no such thing as autonomy. It's just a matter of whether they lean towards China or America."

Old Li has been adept at navigating this complex situation for twenty years, and he's been adept at navigating it for another twenty years. But when it's no longer possible for him to be so adept at navigating it for the next twenty years, Merlin comes to take over.

With Merlin taking over, there's no need to play both sides anymore.

"Forget it, Xiao Li can't maintain the situation of being able to please both sides. Compared with other ASEAN countries, Xiao Li has actually leaned towards America."

"In recent years, although Singapore has not been a formal ally of America, its security partnerships have been stronger than those of America's loose allies."

Whether it's providing naval and air force bases to America or engaging in comprehensive cooperation on national security, it has clearly demonstrated its stance.

In Singapore's strategic objectives, we are considered a primary target for regional security.

"As far as I know, the cooperation between Singapore and us is limited to the field of anti-Korean cooperation, while the cooperation with America includes a full range of areas such as military exchanges, military bases, military cooperation and military trade."

"I just don't know if Merlin will continue the Li family's policies after he comes to power."

Chinese netizens are quite interesting; even though Lee Hsien Loong is eighty years old, he's still called "Little Lee" on the Chinese internet.

"If Singapore can maintain absolute neutrality after Merlin takes office, it will be a great benefit to us."

Although Singapore is a small country, it has considerable influence among ASEAN allies.

If Singapore changes its security strategy, other countries are very likely to follow suit.

Our strategic pressure in the south will decrease significantly.

"What I'm most looking forward to is biophotovoltaic technology."

This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!