Shortly before Taylor Swift arrived in Singapore in March, the country’s deputy leader, Lawrence Wong, went viral after posting an awkward TikTok video of himself playing her “Love Story” on his guitar. The unassuming US-trained economist will have to get used to the spotlight. On May 15, Singaporeans will wake up to Wong becoming their first new prime minister in 20 years. He will be only the second non-member of the Lee family dynasty to lead the tiny, affluent island city-state of 6mn people.
在泰勒絲(Taylor Swift)3月抵達新加坡之前不久，該國副領導人黃循財(Lawrence Wong)在TikTok上發佈了一段尷尬的影片，用吉他彈奏她的《愛情故事》(Love Story)。這位低調的在美國培養的經濟學家將不得不習慣聚光燈下的生活。5月15日，新加坡人一早醒來，將會發現黃循財成爲他們20年來的首位新總理。在這個擁有600萬人口的微小、富裕的島國，他將成爲僅僅第二位非李氏家族成員領導人。
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