What influence does Confucianism have on Singapore's modernization?

In the process of modernization in Singapore, Confucian culture has played an important role. The influence of Confucianism on Singapore's modernization is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

First, the influence of Confucian culture on Singapore's political culture. The early Singapore society, dominated by Chinese immigrants, inherited its "humanitarianism" thought among the people. In view of the fact that the ultimate concern of Confucianism is "people", the Confucian values of founding the country, establishing people and doing things have been deeply rooted in people's hearts since 2000 and have become people's action guides from different angles of social life in Singapore. While implementing elite government and authoritarian government, Singapore actively carries out the political practice of people-oriented thought, which embodies the clever use of Confucianism. In the face of the impact and collision of multiculturalism, Singapore leaders adhered to and inherited the tried-and-tested core values of Confucian culture, and regarded them as the guiding ideology and one of the "national consciousness" in governing the country, thus combining the outstanding accumulation of oriental civilization with the positive achievements of other civilizations and achieving sudden achievements that attracted worldwide attention.

Second, the influence of Confucian culture on Singapore's economic take-off. Singapore is a country with a strong Confucian cultural atmosphere. In just a few decades after independence, Singapore has jumped from a backwater with frequent unrest, backward economy, rampant diseases and beggars to the ranks of newly industrialized countries, and has become a modern model with high reputation in the world. The reason is that Confucian culture is an important cultural factor that causes the unique modernization of Singapore and other countries and regions in the "crescent zone", and it is also an inexhaustible motive force for the Asian "four little dragons" headed by Singapore to achieve economic take-off. The spirit of perseverance, humility and self-improvement advocated by Confucian culture has promoted the cooperation between superiors and subordinates and embodied the advanced nature of modern state governance and modern enterprise management.

Third, the influence of Confucian culture on social governance in Singapore. In the process of Singapore's modernization, the Singapore government has made efforts to integrate Confucianism into the fields of moral education and rule of virtue, advocated self-cultivation and love for others, so that the Confucian virtues can be reflected in Singapore's modern society and achieve the folk goal of "self-cultivation and family harmony". In the process of Singapore's modernization, the reformed and innovative Confucian culture has played an active role in safeguarding national unity, promoting multicultural harmony, reconciling labor relations, maintaining family harmony, maintaining social stability, promoting education development and shaping national character.