{"id":653,"date":"2025-11-12T13:50:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growhome.vn\/?p=653"},"modified":"2025-11-14T23:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:06:40","slug":"gia-hu-ly-quang-dieu-mat-ma-tu-duy-cua-1-thau-hieu-quyen-luc-jia-xu-lee-kuan-yew-the-thought-code-of-the-1-who-grasp-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growhome.vn\/?p=653","title":{"rendered":"Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 &amp; L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u: M\u1eadt M\u00e3 T\u01b0 Duy C\u1ee7a 1% Th\u1ea5u Hi\u1ec3u Quy\u1ec1n L\u1ef1c\/Jia Xu &amp; Lee Kuan Yew: The Thought Code of the 1% Who Grasp Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/growhome.vn\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" 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class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i trong ma tr\u1eadn quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c.<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew: the art of existence in a power matrix.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u0103m 1965, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea3o qu\u1ed1c nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00e0i nguy\u00ean thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean b\u1ecb c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e1ng gi\u1ec1ng coi l\u00e0 g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 t\u1ed1ng ra kh\u1ecfi Li\u00ean bang \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng qu\u1ed1c gia gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t h\u00e0nh tinh.<\/td><td>In 1965, a small island nation, devoid of natural resources, which was viewed as a burden by its neighbors and forced out of the Federation, became one of the wealthiest countries on the planet.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u0103m 224 sau c\u00f4ng nguy\u00ean, m\u1ed9t m\u01b0u s\u0129 kh\u00f4ng n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u1ed1n phe ph\u00e1i kh\u00e1c nhau trong th\u1eddi lo\u1ea1n l\u1ea1c nh\u1ea5t l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Trung Hoa.<\/td><td>In 224 AD, an unremarkable strategist served four different factions during the most chaotic time in Chinese history.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ebfn 77 tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch y\u00ean b\u00ecnh gi\u1eefa c\u01a1n b\u00e3o m\u00e1u tanh.<\/td><td>He lived to the age of 77 and died peacefully amidst a bloody storm.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hai con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e1ch nhau g\u1ea7n 2000 n\u0103m.<\/td><td>Two individuals separated by nearly 2,000 years.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng qu\u1ed1c gia, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3o to\u00e0n m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng.<\/td><td>One built a nation, the other preserved his life.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 v\u00e0o c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd t\u01b0 duy, c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh, c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng trong nh\u1eefng t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1.<\/td><td>But if you look closely at how they thought, how they made decisions, and how they navigated seemingly intractable situations, you will observe a strange consistency.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd \u0111ang v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh t\u00e2m l\u00fd.<\/td><td>They operated on the same psychological operating system.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp Singapore, gi\u1ea3 h\u1ed5 t\u1ef1 v\u0103n h\u00f2a, m\u01b0u s\u0129 th\u1eddi Tam Qu\u1ed1c.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of Singapore, and Jia Xu, courtesy name Wenhe, the strategist of the Three Kingdoms era.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u1ea1i sao trong s\u1ed1 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, t\u1ea1i sao trong s\u1ed1 h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m nh\u00e0 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 20, ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7t hai con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y c\u1ea1nh nhau?<\/td><td>Why, among thousands of historical figures, why, among hundreds of 20th-century politicians, do we place these two people side by side?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho m\u1ed9t d\u1ea1ng tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3, m\u1ed9t d\u1ea1ng tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 m\u00e0 95% d\u00e2n s\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ea1m t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/td><td>Because they represent a rare form of intelligence, a type of wisdom that 95% of the population will never attain.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ch\u01a1i theo lu\u1eadt m\u00e0 s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f4ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng.<\/td><td>They do not play by the rules the majority believes in.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac s\u00e2u h\u01a1n.<\/td><td>They see a deeper structure.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f3 ba t\u1ea7ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c.<\/td><td>There are three levels of perception regarding power.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u1ea7ng th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 b\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ai th\u1eafng ai thua, ai l\u00ean ai xu\u1ed1ng.<\/td><td>At the first level, ordinary people see surface results: who wins, who loses, who rises, who falls.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u1ea7ng th\u1ee9 hai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4ng minh nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n t\u1ea1i sao \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y x\u1ea3y ra, ai c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 g\u00ec.<\/td><td>At the second level, intelligent people see the causes: why this happened, what everyone\u2019s motives are.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea7ng th\u1ee9 ba, ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 r\u1ea5t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea1m t\u1edbi l\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng t\u1ea1o ra c\u00e1c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3.<\/td><td>But the third level, touched by only a very few, is seeing the system that produces the results.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i xem ai \u0111ang th\u1eafng m\u00e0 xem tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u01a1i.<\/td><td>It\u2019s not about seeing who is winning, but what game is being played.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao h\u1ecd l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 h\u1ecfi c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac n\u00e0o bu\u1ed9c h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>It\u2019s not about asking why they did that, but what structure compelled them to do it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u00f9 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u s\u1ed1ng \u1edf t\u1ea7ng th\u1ee9 ba n\u00e0y.<\/td><td>Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew lived at this third level.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 Gia C\u00e1t L\u01b0\u1ee3ng khi nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn Tam Qu\u1ed1c, n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebf s\u00e1ch l\u1eebng l\u1eaby v\u1ec1 l\u00f2ng trung ngh\u0129a cao c\u1ea3, v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft bi tr\u00e1ng gi\u1eefa tr\u1ea1i qu\u00e2n.<\/td><td>People often speak of Zhuge Liang when recalling the Three Kingdoms, talking about his glorious strategies, noble loyalty, and tragic death in the military camp.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh v\u00ec c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 qu\u00e1 h\u00e0o h\u00f9ng n\u00ean ch\u00fang ta qu\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n.<\/td><td>But precisely because that story is so heroic, we forget a simple thing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gia C\u00e1t L\u01b0\u1ee3ng ch\u1ebft \u1edf 54 tu\u1ed5i ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0\u1edbc nguy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>Zhuge Liang died at 54 without fulfilling his ambition.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trong khi \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ai nh\u1edb t\u00ean, s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ebfn 77 tu\u1ed5i, ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u1ed1n ch\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c nhau, tham gia v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng quy\u1ebft s\u00e1ch quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh y\u00ean.<\/td><td>Meanwhile, there was a man whose name hardly anyone remembers, who lived to 77, served four different lords, participated in the most crucial decisions of the era, and died peacefully.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u00ean \u00f4ng l\u00e0 Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 may m\u1eafn.<\/td><td>His name is Jia Xu, and this was not luck.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i c\u0169ng v\u1eady, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ca ng\u1ee3i nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o h\u00e0o h\u00f9ng, nh\u1eefng doanh nh\u00e2n li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c gia t\u00e1o b\u1ea1o.<\/td><td>The modern world is the same; people praise heroic leaders, risk-taking entrepreneurs, and bold strategists.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0o h\u00f9ng, kh\u00f4ng li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh, kh\u00f4ng t\u00e1o b\u1ea1o theo ngh\u0129a th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i qua nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf h\u1ec7.<\/td><td>But there is another kind of person: they are not heroic, not reckless, not bold in the conventional sense, but they build things that endure for generations.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew was one of them.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u r\u1ea5t \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3.<\/td><td>He said a very simple, yet chilling, sentence.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u00f4i quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3.<\/td><td>&#8220;I am interested in what works.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ch\u00edn t\u1eeb n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 tri\u1ebft l\u00fd m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1.<\/td><td>These nine words encapsulate the entire philosophy we are about to explore.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1ea1n \u0111ang \u1edf C\u1ed5 Kim Th\u01b0 Qu\u00e1n.<\/td><td>You are at Co Kim Thu Quan (Ancient-Modern Library\/Study).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u1ea1n s\u1eafp nghe kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 hai con ng\u01b0\u1eddi xa l\u1ea1.<\/td><td>What you are about to hear is not the story of two strangers.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng t\u01b0 duy m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh v\u0169 kh\u00ed c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh trong th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i.<\/td><td>This is the story of a system of thinking that you can learn, apply, and turn into your own weapon in the modern world.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u01b0u l\u1ea1i b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1edb m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ed7i giai \u0111o\u1ea1n cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi n\u00f3 s\u1ebd n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c nhau.<\/td><td>Save this article, not just to remember it, but so that at every stage of your life, it will tell you something different.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1edfi v\u00ec tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u00eau th\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 th\u00f4ng tin, n\u00f3 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5m d\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 tr\u00e0.<\/td><td>Because wisdom is not consumed like information; it needs to be slowly absorbed like tea.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>H\u00e3y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai d\u00e1m h\u1ecfi.<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Let&#8217;s start with a question no one dares to ask.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u1ea1i sao m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4ng minh l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i thay \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1n l\u1ea7n?<\/td><td>Why did an intelligent man have to change his lord four times?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trong v\u0103n h\u00f3a ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng, Trung Ngh\u0129a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1 cao \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c thi\u00eang li\u00eang.<\/td><td>In Eastern culture, Loyalty is elevated to a sacred level.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quan V\u0169 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i.<\/td><td>Guan Yu could die but not betray.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u1ea1c Phi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb oan nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng trung th\u00e0nh.<\/td><td>Yue Fei could be wronged but not be disloyal.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c truy\u1ec1n t\u1ee5ng qua ng\u00e0n n\u0103m.<\/td><td>These are the stories told through millennia.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eb1ng sau nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai mu\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o.<\/td><td>But behind those beautiful stories lies a reality no one wants to look at directly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trung ngh\u0129a tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ebft.<\/td><td>Most people who were absolutely loyal died.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 h\u1ecd ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec h\u1ecd x\u1ea5u m\u00e0 v\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng linh ho\u1ea1t.<\/td><td>And they died not because they were bad, but because they were inflexible.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u00f9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0110\u1ed5ng Tr\u00e1c, m\u1ed9t t\u00ean b\u1ea1o ch\u00faa c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Trung Hoa.<\/td><td>Jia Xu began by serving Dong Zhuo, a notorious tyrant in Chinese history.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi \u0110\u1ed3ng Tr\u00e1c b\u1ecb \u00e1m s\u00e1t, h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft thu\u1ed9c h\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1y ngay.<\/td><td>When Dong Zhuo was assassinated, most of his subordinates scattered or were killed, but Jia Xu did not flee immediately.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, ph\u00e2n t\u00edch t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a ra m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf s\u00e1ch m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3u s\u00e2u v\u1ec1 c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c m\u1edbi ngh\u0129 ra.<\/td><td>He paused, analyzed the situation, and presented a strategy that only someone with a deep understanding of the structure of power could devise.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi L\u00fd Th\u00f4i v\u00e0 Qu\u00e1ch Thi, &#8220;Hai t\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ed3ng Tr\u00e1c \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y.<\/td><td>He told Li Jue and Guo Si, &#8220;Dong Zhuo&#8217;s two generals are about to flee.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00ean t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p binh l\u00ednh, \u0111\u00e1nh chi\u1ebfm Tr\u01b0\u1eddng An, n\u1eafm gi\u1eef ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebf, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00ednh danh.&#8221;<\/td><td>You should gather your troops, capture Chang&#8217;an, and hold the emperor; in doing so, you will acquire legitimacy.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u00f2ng chung v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ed3ng Tr\u00e1c.<\/td><td>This was not loyalty to Dong Zhuo.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u1ed3ng Tr\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 95% ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y.<\/td><td>Dong Zhuo was dead; this was an awareness of something 95% of people do not see.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trong c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c Trung Hoa c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i.<\/td><td>In the ancient Chinese power structure.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ai n\u1eafm gi\u1eef ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebf?<\/td><td>Who holds the emperor?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ai c\u00f3 ch\u00ednh danh, ai c\u00f3 ch\u00ednh danh, ai c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c h\u1ee3p ph\u00e1p?<\/td><td>Who has legitimacy, who has legitimate power?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t hay ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u1ea5u.<\/td><td>Jia Xu was not concerned with who was good or bad.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c c\u01a1 ch\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111ang v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh.<\/td><td>He was concerned with what mechanism was at play.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2000 n\u0103m sau, \u1edf m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea3o nh\u1ecf v\u1eeba m\u1edbi t\u00e1ch ra kh\u1ecfi Malaysia, L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng nh\u01b0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng.<\/td><td>2,000 years later, on a small island recently separated from Malaysia, Lee Kuan Yew faced a seemingly hopeless situation.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Singapore kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00e0i nguy\u00ean thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00e3nh th\u1ed5 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u00e2n s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac, xung quanh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e1ng gi\u1ec1ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n.<\/td><td>Singapore had no natural resources, no large territory, no dense population, and was surrounded by less-than-friendly neighbors.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd thuy\u1ebft ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n kinh t\u1ebf th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc ngh\u00e8o c\u1ea7n b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9 th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u1ea7n x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p trong n\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1ea7n tr\u00e1nh xa c\u00e1c t\u1eadp \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111a qu\u1ed1c gia v\u00ec ch\u00fang l\u00e0 k\u1ebb b\u00f3c l\u1ed9t.<\/td><td>Economic development theory at the time suggested that poor nations needed market protection, needed to build domestic industry, and needed to keep clear of multinational corporations because they were exploiters.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0m theo l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft n\u00e0y v\u00e0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i.<\/td><td>Most developing nations followed this theory, and most failed.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi kh\u00e1c.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew looked at the situation and asked a different question.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft n\u00e0o l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang m\u00e0 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3.<\/td><td>Not which theory is correct, but <em>what works<\/em>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng n\u00f3i, &#8220;Kh\u00f4ng ai mu\u1ed1n b\u00f3c l\u1ed9t lao \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta th\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd b\u00f3c l\u1ed9t.<\/td><td>He said, &#8220;If no one wants to exploit our labor, let them exploit it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00cdt nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng t\u1eeb h\u1ecd.<\/td><td>At least we will learn skills from them.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb m\u1ea5t m\u1eb7t, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng ph\u00eda sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 t\u00ednh to\u00e1n l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng v\u1ec1 c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac kinh t\u1ebf to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u.<\/td><td>This is a statement that sounds like a loss of face, like surrender, but behind it was a cold calculation about the global economic structure.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Singapore kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea1nh tranh v\u1ec1 t\u00e0i nguy\u00ean.<\/td><td>Singapore could not compete on resources.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u1eady th\u00ec c\u1ea1nh tranh v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i g\u00ec?<\/td><td>So, what could it compete on?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u1ec1 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed \u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd, v\u1ec1 ngu\u1ed3n nh\u00e2n l\u1ef1c c\u00f3 k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng, v\u1ec1 c\u01a1 s\u1edf h\u1ea1 t\u1ea7ng, v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt.<\/td><td>On geographical location, on skilled human resources, on infrastructure, on legal stability.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hai con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ch\u01a1i theo lu\u1eadt m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c cho l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang.<\/td><td>These two men did not play by the rules others considered right.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd xem lu\u1eadt l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng c\u1ee5 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch.<\/td><td>They viewed rules as tools, not ends.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn trung ngh\u0129a nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i.<\/td><td>Jia Xu was not concerned with loyalty as an absolute value.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t.<\/td><td>He was concerned with survival.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn d\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew was not concerned with democracy as an absolute value.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/td><td>He was concerned with national development.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c.<\/td><td>This is not immorality.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn.<\/td><td>This is the awareness of something most people dare not admit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c l\u00e0 sa ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb y\u1ebfu.<\/td><td>Morality is the luxury of the weak.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb c\u1ef1c \u0111oan.<\/td><td>It sounds extreme.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u00e3y suy ngh\u0129 k\u1ef9 h\u01a1n.<\/td><td>Think deeper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi b\u1ea1n \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh d\u1ed3i d\u00e0o, khi b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 ngu\u1ed3n l\u1ef1c, c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn th\u00ec vi\u1ec7c tu\u00e2n theo c\u00e1c nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c l\u00e0 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng.<\/td><td>When you are living in abundance, when you have enough resources and enough options, following moral principles is easy.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng khi b\u1ea1n \u0111ang \u1edf trong t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u00f2n, khi m\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh sai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng, th\u00ec c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang hay sai theo ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c.<\/td><td>But when you are in a life-or-death situation, when one wrong decision can lead to the destruction of yourself and those you love, the question is no longer about right or wrong in a moral sense.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi l\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng hay ch\u1ebft, Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn s\u1ed1ng.<\/td><td>The question is life or death; Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew both faced such situations, and they chose to live.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c.<\/td><td>But do not misunderstand, they were not immoral people.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea7ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c cao h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng.<\/td><td>They simply understood that there is a higher level of awareness than conventional social morality: the awareness of the system.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi b\u1ea1n hi\u1ec3u h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u0111ang v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thao t\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>When you understand how the system operates, you can manipulate it to achieve your goals.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi vi\u1ec7c thao t\u00fang h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i mang l\u1ea1i k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n cho nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi so v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c tu\u00e2n theo c\u00e1c nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc.<\/td><td>And sometimes, manipulating the system yields better results for more people than adhering to rigid principles.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u t\u1eebng n\u00f3i, &#8220;Ch\u00fang ta \u1edf ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tranh c\u00e3i v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng th\u00e0nh t\u1ef1u d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ph\u00ea ph\u00e1n.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew once said, &#8220;We in the West can argue about his methods, but the achievements seem to outweigh the criticisms.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o M\u1ef9.<\/td><td>This is the quote from an American journalist.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u00f3 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111au.<\/td><td>It touches upon a sore point.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trong m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7y d\u1eaby c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00fang sai, v\u1ec1 nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc v\u00e0 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1i c\u00e3i, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3.<\/td><td>In a world full of debates about right and wrong, about principles and values, there is one thing no one can deny: results.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Singapore t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi th\u1ee9 ba tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh qu\u1ed1c gia th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t trong v\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf h\u1ec7.<\/td><td>Singapore went from a third-world country to a first-world country within one generation.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u00f9 s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t qua th\u1eddi lo\u1ea1n l\u1ea1c nh\u1ea5t l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Trung Hoa v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch y\u00ean b\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>Jia Xu survived the most chaotic period of Chinese history and died peacefully.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 v\u1ec1 c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y.<\/td><td>There is a strange thing about both of these men.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt.<\/td><td>They were not prominent.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u01b0u s\u0129 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea5t.<\/td><td>Jia Xu was not the most famous strategist.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 di\u1ec5n gi\u1ea3 h\u00f9ng bi\u1ec7n nh\u1ea5t.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew was not the most eloquent speaker.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i l\u00e2u h\u01a1n, x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n, \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng s\u00e2u r\u1ed9ng h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng h\u01a1n h\u1ecd.<\/td><td>But they endured longer, built more, and had a deeper impact than those more famous than them.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u1ea1i sao?<\/td><td>Why?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ecd hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed9t nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc m\u00e0 r\u1ea5t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3u.<\/td><td>Because they understood a principle that very few grasp.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>True power is invisible.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Tam Qu\u1ed1c c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o h\u1ecfi c\u00e1c m\u01b0u s\u0129 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, &#8220;Trong tr\u1eadn Quan \u0110\u1ed9, ta n\u00ean \u0111\u00e1nh Vi\u00ean Thi\u1ec7u hay n\u00ean ph\u00f2ng th\u1ee7?<\/td><td>In the history of the Three Kingdoms, there was an instance when Cao Cao asked his strategists, &#8220;In the Battle of Guandu, should I attack Yuan Shao or defend?&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u n\u00f3i n\u00ean ph\u00f2ng th\u1ee7 v\u00ec Vi\u00ean Thi\u1ec7u qu\u00e2n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n g\u1ea5p nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n.<\/td><td>Most people said he should defend because Yuan Shao had many times more troops.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 n\u00f3i n\u00ean chuy\u1ec3n sang t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng.&#8221;<\/td><td>But Jia Xu said he should switch to the offensive.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o nghe theo v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u1eb7t d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.<\/td><td>Cao Cao followed the advice, and it was the turning point that led to his decisive victory.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u00fa v\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 k\u1ebf s\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>But the interesting thing is not the strategy itself.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110i\u1ec1u th\u00fa v\u1ecb l\u00e0 sau khi T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o Th\u1eafng, khi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c m\u01b0u s\u0129 kh\u00e1c \u0111ang t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch t\u0103ng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m g\u00ec?<\/td><td>The interesting thing is, after Cao Cao won, when all the other strategists were trying to increase their influence, what did Jia Xu do?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng r\u00fat lui.<\/td><td>He withdrew.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p, kh\u00f4ng tham gia v\u00e0o c\u00e1c phe ph\u00e1i, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 con c\u00e1i k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh quy\u1ec1n th\u1ebf.<\/td><td>He kept his distance from colleagues, did not join factions, and did not let his children marry into powerful families.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u00e1i m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u.<\/td><td>This is a move that ordinary people do not understand.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u1ea1i sao khi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 c\u00f4ng lao, b\u1ea1n l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u0103ng quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c.<\/td><td>Why, when you have achieved great merit, do you not leverage it to increase your power?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u, trong cung \u0111\u1ec9nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 c\u00f4ng l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nguy hi\u1ec3m nh\u1ea5t, b\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111e d\u1ecda \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb n\u1eafm quy\u1ec1n.<\/td><td>But Jia Xu understood one thing: in the imperial court, the person with the greatest merit is often the most dangerous, because they threaten the position of the ruler.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u00e0n T\u00edn, m\u1ed9t t\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e0i c\u1ee7a L\u01b0u Bang, \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap L\u01b0u Bang th\u1ed1ng nh\u1ea5t thi\u00ean h\u1ea1.<\/td><td>Han Xin, a talented general under Liu Bang, helped Liu Bang unify the empire.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3, H\u00e0n T\u00edn b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft v\u00ec L\u01b0u Bang s\u1ee3 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn.<\/td><td>But later, Han Xin was killed because Liu Bang feared his power was too great.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 bi\u1ebft c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y v\u00e0 \u00f4ng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh H\u00e0n T\u00edn.<\/td><td>Jia Xu knew this story, and he decided not to become Han Xin.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u c\u0169ng v\u1eady.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew was similar.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng n\u1eafm quy\u1ec1n t\u1ed1i cao \u1edf Singapore trong 31 n\u0103m nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebfn Singapore th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n.<\/td><td>He held supreme power in Singapore for 31 years, but he did not turn Singapore into a personal kingdom.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng c\u00e1c th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf, \u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u01a1ng cao cho c\u00f4ng ch\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng tham nh\u0169ng.<\/td><td>He built institutions; he paid civil servants high salaries so they would not be corrupt.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o k\u1ebf nhi\u1ec7m v\u00e0 khi \u00f4ng t\u1eeb ch\u1ee9c, \u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh ph\u00e1p.<\/td><td>He trained a generation of successor leaders, and when he stepped down, he truly relinquished executive power.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u hi\u1ebfm th\u1ea5y trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed.<\/td><td>This is a rare thing in history.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng khi \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ph\u1ea3i bu\u00f4ng quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/td><td>Many leaders talk about building institutions, but when it comes time to release power, they cannot do it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd t\u00ecm m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i.<\/td><td>They look for every way to stay.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd r\u1eddi \u0111i m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 s\u1ebd s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5.<\/td><td>They fear that if they leave, everything will collapse.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u, n\u1ebfu h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n ch\u1ec9 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi b\u1ea1n c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n h\u00f3a quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c.<\/td><td>But Lee Kuan Yew understood one thing: if your system only works when you are there, it is not a system; it is merely the personalization of power.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>v\u00e0 c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n h\u00f3a quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng b\u1ec1n v\u1eefng.<\/td><td>and the personalization of power is not sustainable.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ca t\u1ee5ng \u00f4ng v\u00ec x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Singapore nh\u01b0ng th\u00e0nh t\u1ef1u th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng Singapore trong th\u1eddi \u00f4ng c\u1ea7m quy\u1ec1n.<\/td><td>People praise him for building Singapore, but his true achievement was not building Singapore during his tenure.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Th\u00e0nh t\u1ef1u th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng cho ph\u00e9p Singapore ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n sau khi \u00f4ng ra \u0111i.<\/td><td>His true achievement was building a system that allowed Singapore to continue flourishing after his departure.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed9t nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n.<\/td><td>Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew both understood a fundamental principle.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n l\u00e0 t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi, quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf l\u00e0 v\u0129nh c\u1eedu.<\/td><td>Personal power is temporary, institutional power is eternal.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf, b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>But to build institutional power, you must be willing to limit your own personal power.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ecbch l\u00fd m\u00e0 r\u1ea5t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua.<\/td><td>This is a paradox that very few people can overcome.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi khi c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c s\u1ebd mu\u1ed1n n\u1eafm gi\u1eef n\u00f3 c\u00e0ng l\u00e2u c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t, c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t.<\/td><td>Most people, when they have power, want to hold onto it for as long as possible, and as much as possible.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i khi\u1ebfn quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd mong manh.<\/td><td>But that very thing makes their power fragile.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n T\u00e0o Phi h\u1ecfi Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7, tr\u1eabm mu\u1ed1n th\u1ed1ng nh\u1ea5t thi\u00ean h\u1ea1 n\u00ean \u0111\u00e1nh Ng\u00f4 hay Th\u1ee5c tr\u01b0\u1edbc?<\/td><td>On one occasion, Cao Pi asked Jia Xu, &#8220;I want to unify the empire. Should I attack Wu or Shu first?&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, &#8220;Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n chinh ph\u1ee5c b\u1eb1ng v\u0169 l\u1ef1c th\u00ec coi tr\u1ecdng qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc th\u00ec coi tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ee9c h\u00f3a.<\/td><td>Jia Xu replied, &#8220;A person who only wants to conquer by force values military might, but one who wants to build a solid foundation values moral governance.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1ec7 h\u1ea1 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn thi\u00ean m\u1ea1nh, n\u1ebfu d\u00f9ng l\u1ec5 ngh\u0129a v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 thu ph\u1ee5c, ch\u1edd th\u1eddi c\u01a1 th\u00edch h\u1ee3p th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3 g\u00ec chi\u1ebfm l\u1ea5y h\u1ecd.&#8221;<\/td><td>Your Majesty has received the mandate of Heaven; if you use propriety and virtue to win them over, and wait for the right opportunity, it will not be difficult to conquer them.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ng\u00f4 v\u00e0 Th\u1ee5c tuy nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 s\u01a1n h\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7.<\/td><td>Wu and Shu are small, but protected by mountains and rivers.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u01b0u B\u1ecb c\u00f3 ho\u00e0i b\u00e3o l\u1edbn, Gia C\u00e1t L\u01b0\u1ee3ng gi\u1ecfi qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb, T\u00f4n Quy\u1ec1n ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e2n gi\u1ea3, L\u1ee5c T\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1.<\/td><td>Liu Bei has great ambitions, Zhuge Liang is good at governance, Sun Quan can distinguish truth from falsehood, and Lu Xun clearly sees the military situation.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng s\u1ebd t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m m\u00e0 ch\u01b0a ch\u1eafc th\u1eafng.<\/td><td>If you attack hastily, it will be costly with no guaranteed victory.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean s\u00e2u s\u1eafc nh\u1ea5t trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Tam Qu\u1ed1c.<\/td><td>This is one of the most profound pieces of advice in the history of the Three Kingdoms.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i T\u00e0o Phi n\u00ean \u0111\u00e1nh ai m\u00e0 n\u00f3i T\u00e0o Phi kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai.<\/td><td>Jia Xu did not tell Cao Pi whom to attack, but that Cao Pi should attack no one.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng trong m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t.<\/td><td>He understood that in some situations, not acting is the best action.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/td><td>But this goes against human instinct.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00edch h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng.<\/td><td>Humans prefer action.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u00fang ta mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft ngay.<\/td><td>When there&#8217;s a problem, we want to solve it immediately.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i ch\u00fang ta mu\u1ed1n t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng ngay.<\/td><td>When there&#8217;s an opportunity, we want to seize it immediately.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f4i khi s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn m\u1edbi l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng minh nh\u1ea5t.<\/td><td>But sometimes, patience is the smartest strategy.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u c\u0169ng \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc n\u00e0y.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew also applied this principle.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi Trung Qu\u1ed1c m\u1edf c\u1eeda v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1978, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi khuy\u00ean Singapore n\u00ean nhanh ch\u00f3ng m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng quan h\u1ec7, t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i.<\/td><td>When China opened up in 1978, many advised Singapore to quickly expand relations and seize the opportunity.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u r\u1ea5t th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng.<\/td><td>But Lee Kuan Yew was very cautious; he did not rush.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i quan s\u00e1t, \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ednh to\u00e1n k\u1ef9 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng.<\/td><td>He waited, observed, and ensured that every move was meticulously calculated.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng trong \u0111\u1ecba ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u00e1i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra nh\u1eefng h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/td><td>He understood that in geopolitics, a hasty move could create irreversible consequences.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i.<\/td><td>But this caution is not fear.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m.<\/td><td>This is where many people misunderstand.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i.<\/td><td>They think caution means weakness.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh.<\/td><td>But in reality, caution is a form of strength.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u00f3 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 ch\u1ee7, \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i \u00e1p l\u1ef1c t\u1eeb xung quanh, \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 tin v\u00e0 ph\u00e1n \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>It requires self-control, the ability to resist external pressure, and self-confidence in one&#8217;s own judgment.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 m\u00e0 \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd.<\/td><td>There is a story about Jia Xu that few people pay attention to.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sau khi \u0110\u1ed5ng Tr\u00e1c ch\u1ebft, Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi L\u00fd Th\u00f4i v\u00e0 Qu\u00e1ch Ti \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00fa.<\/td><td>After Dong Zhuo&#8217;s death, Jia Xu left Li Jue and Guo Si to join Zhang Xiu.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ai \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng L\u00fd Th\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u01a1i r\u1ea5t h\u1eadu, t\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u1ea1i r\u1eddi \u0111i?<\/td><td>Someone asked him, &#8220;Li Jue treated you very well; why did you leave?&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u00f9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, L\u00fd Th\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111a nghi, \u00f4ng ta s\u1ee3 ta.<\/td><td>Jia Xu replied, &#8220;Li Jue is suspicious; he fears me.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tuy b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ed1t nh\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 sau ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd h\u1ea1i ta.<\/td><td>Although he treats me well now, he will certainly harm me later.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ta \u0111i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, \u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd m\u1eebng v\u00ec lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed1i \u0111e d\u1ecda.<\/td><td>But if I leave now, he will be happy to eliminate a perceived threat.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u1ebfu ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u00f4ng ta t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed3ng minh b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, \u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh ta.<\/td><td>If I can help him find an external ally, he will treat my family well.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00fa thi\u1ebfu m\u01b0u s\u0129 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 ta.<\/td><td>Zhang Xiu lacks strategists and will surely want me.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ta v\u1eeba b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, v\u1eeba b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gia \u0111\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>In this way, I protect both myself and my family.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e2n t\u00edch t\u00e2m l\u00fd h\u1ecdc c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 tinh vi.<\/td><td>This is an extremely subtle psychological analysis.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 l\u1ee3i \u00edch tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, \u00f4ng suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 t\u00e2m l\u00fd c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh \u0111ang r\u1eddi b\u1ecf, v\u1ec1 an to\u00e0n c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh, v\u1ec1 nhu c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi.<\/td><td>Jia Xu did not just think about his immediate self-interest; he thought about the psychology of the person he was leaving, the safety of his family, and the needs of the person he was joining.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng bi\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng nguy hi\u1ec3m th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t giao d\u1ecbch c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c b\u00ean.<\/td><td>He turned a dangerous situation into a mutually beneficial transaction for all parties.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt m\u00e0 r\u1ea5t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh.<\/td><td>This is an art that very few people can practice.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u c\u0169ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n lo\u1ea1i t\u01b0 duy n\u00e0y.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew also displayed this type of thinking.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi Singapore b\u1ecb Malaysia t\u1ed1ng ra kh\u1ecfi Li\u00ean bang n\u0103m 1965, \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i l\u1edbn.<\/td><td>When Singapore was expelled from the Federation by Malaysia in 1965, this seemed like a major failure.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y th\u00e0nh c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i.<\/td><td>But Lee Kuan Yew turned this situation into an opportunity.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng xa v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c o\u00e1n gi\u1eadn, kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1n th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i.<\/td><td>He did not wallow in resentment, nor did he waste time assigning blame.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng h\u1ecfi b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 g\u00ec, ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n g\u00ec, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?<\/td><td>He asked: What do we have now? What do we need? What can we do?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c cho s\u1ef1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a Singapore.<\/td><td>And from those questions, he built a strategy for Singapore&#8217;s survival and development.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc quan tr\u1ecdng.<\/td><td>This is an important lesson.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trong cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng, ch\u00fang ta th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t.<\/td><td>In life, we frequently encounter situations we cannot control.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb sa th\u1ea3i, b\u1ecb ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i, b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng.<\/td><td>We might be fired, betrayed, or hurt.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, o\u00e1n gi\u1eadn, \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i.<\/td><td>The natural reaction is anger, resentment, blame.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1.<\/td><td>But these reactions do not solve the problem.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m ti\u1ec3u t\u1ed1n n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.<\/td><td>They only deplete our energy.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y.<\/td><td>Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew both understood this.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m x\u00fac v\u00f4 \u00edch.<\/td><td>They did not waste energy on useless emotions.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi duy nh\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng ti\u1ebfp theo t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec?<\/td><td>They focused on the only important question: What must I do next?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0m v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t.<\/td><td>But there is one thing both these men did, and this may be the most important lesson.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd bi\u1ebft khi n\u00e0o n\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng.<\/td><td>They knew when to surrender.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn.<\/td><td>That sounds contradictory.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00e0m sao nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u1ea1i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng?<\/td><td>How could such strong people know how to surrender?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng cho s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/td><td>But this is precisely the proof of their strength.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/td><td>Surrender is not defeat; surrender is a strategy.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u0103m 200, trong tr\u1eadn Quan \u0110\u1ed9, Vi\u00ean Thi\u1ec7u c\u1eed ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00fa, m\u1eddi \u00f4ng Li\u00ean Minh \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o.<\/td><td>In 200 AD, during the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao sent an envoy to Zhang Xiu, inviting him to form an alliance to attack Cao Cao.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00fa mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi v\u00ec Vi\u00ean Thi\u1ec7u m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean, n\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o.<\/td><td>Zhang Xiu wanted to accept because Yuan Shao was stronger, but Jia Xu advised against it, saying they should surrender to Cao Cao.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00fa h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao?<\/td><td>Zhang Xiu asked, &#8220;Why?&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u00f9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o \u0111ang d\u00f9ng thi\u00ean t\u1eed \u0111\u1ec3 ra l\u1ec7nh ch\u01b0 h\u1ea7u, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i ngh\u0129a.<\/td><td>Jia Xu replied, &#8220;Cao Cao is using the Son of Heaven to command the regional lords; this is great righteousness.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o y\u1ebfu h\u01a1n m\u00e0 d\u00e1m \u0111\u00e1nh Vi\u00ean Thi\u1ec7u, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 d\u0169ng kh\u00ed.<\/td><td>Cao Cao is weaker yet dares to attack Yuan Shao; this is courage.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng.<\/td><td>And most importantly, Cao Cao is magnanimous.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, \u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd tr\u1ecdng d\u1ee5ng ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i l\u00f2ng trung th\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.<\/td><td>If we surrender now, he will value us highly in return for our allegiance.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta li\u00ean minh v\u1edbi Vi\u00ean Thi\u1ec7u v\u00e0 Vi\u00ean Thi\u1ec7u Th\u1eafng, ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nhi\u1ec1u ch\u01b0 h\u1ea7u.<\/td><td>But if we ally with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shao wins, we will just be one of many lords.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f2n n\u1ebfu T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o th\u1eafng, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecb ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t.<\/td><td>And if Cao Cao wins, we will be annihilated.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e2n t\u00edch chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi.<\/td><td>This was an excellent strategic analysis.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o ai m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd.<\/td><td>Jia Xu did not look at who was stronger now.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o ai s\u1ebd m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n sau n\u00e0y?<\/td><td>He looked at who would be stronger later.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ai c\u00f3 c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c b\u1ec1n v\u1eefng h\u01a1n v\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng ai s\u1ebd mang l\u1ea1i gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb cao nh\u1ea5t cho ch\u00fang ta.<\/td><td>Who had a more sustainable power structure, and most importantly, whose surrender would bring the highest value to them.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00fa nghe theo v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng \u00f4ng v\u00e0 Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7.<\/td><td>Zhang Xiu listened, and that decision saved his life and Jia Xu&#8217;s.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew also faced similar decisions.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi Singapore m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp, \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecdn gi\u1eefa vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ed3ng minh v\u1edbi Trung Qu\u1ed1c hay v\u1edbi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y.<\/td><td>When Singapore first became independent, he had to choose between allying with China or with the West.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nhi\u1ec1u n\u01b0\u1edbc Ch\u00e2u \u00c1 th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ecdn phe n\u00e0y ho\u1eb7c phe kia d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng.<\/td><td>Many Asian countries at that time chose one side or the other based on ideology.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecdn d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng.<\/td><td>But Lee Kuan Yew did not choose based on ideology.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng ch\u1ecdn d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean l\u1ee3i \u00edch.<\/td><td>He chose based on interest.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng Singapore c\u1ea7n c\u1ea3 hai, c\u1ea7n ph\u01b0\u01a1ng tay \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7, v\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0, th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u1ea7n m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi Trung Qu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc Ch\u00e2u \u00c1 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh khu v\u1ef1c.<\/td><td>He realized that Singapore needed both: the West for technology, capital investment, and markets, and a good relationship with China and other Asian countries for regional stability.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00ec v\u1eady, \u00f4ng theo \u0111u\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng, m\u1ed9t ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi cho l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/td><td>Therefore, he pursued a policy of balance, a policy many thought impossible to implement, but he succeeded.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 Gi\u1ea3 H\u00f9 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec1u tu\u00e2n theo.<\/td><td>There is one principle that both Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew adhered to.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3ng minh v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n.<\/td><td>There are no permanent enemies, and no permanent allies.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i \u00edch nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c.<\/td><td>Only interests. This sounds cold, but it is the reality of power.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u01b0\u1eddng r\u01a1i v\u00e0o hai b\u1eaby.<\/td><td>Those who do not understand this often fall into two traps.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1eaby th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ed3ng minh qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c.<\/td><td>The first trap is trusting allies too much.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng minh n\u00ean h\u1ecd s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 ch\u00fang ta.<\/td><td>They think that because we are allies, they will always help us.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed3ng minh s\u1ebd gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n khi l\u1ee3i \u00edch c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd tr\u00f9ng v\u1edbi l\u1ee3i \u00edch c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n.<\/td><td>But in reality, allies will help you when their interests align with yours.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi l\u1ee3i \u00edch kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n tr\u00f9ng nhau, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap.<\/td><td>When interests no longer align, they will not help.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1eaby th\u1ee9 hai l\u00e0 c\u0103m gh\u00e9t k\u1ebb th\u00f9 qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c.<\/td><td>The second trap is hating enemies too much.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng v\u00ec h\u1ecd l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 n\u00ean ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c.<\/td><td>They think that because they are enemies, we can never cooperate.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a h\u00f4m nay c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng minh c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0y mai.<\/td><td>But in reality, today&#8217;s enemy can be tomorrow&#8217;s ally.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u1ebfu l\u1ee3i \u00edch thay \u0111\u1ed5i.<\/td><td>If interests change.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ed3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u1ed1n ch\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c nhau.<\/td><td>Jia Xu served four different lords.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n chuy\u1ec3n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh mang l\u1ea1i gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb cho ch\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng m\u1edbi nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ch\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng c\u0169 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9.<\/td><td>Each time he switched, he had to ensure he brought value to the new lord while simultaneously avoiding revenge from the former lord.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y m\u1ea3nh kh\u00f3 \u0111i.<\/td><td>This is a thin, difficult wire to walk.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>M\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc sai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft.<\/td><td>One wrong step could lead to death.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>But he walked that wire perfectly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o?<\/td><td>How?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch lu\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u1eeda cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c b\u00ean.<\/td><td>by always leaving a door open for all parties.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi \u00f4ng r\u1eddi L\u00fd Th\u00f4i, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng L\u00fd Th\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecb \u0111e d\u1ecda.<\/td><td>When he left Li Jue, he ensured that Li Jue felt relieved, not threatened.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00fa, \u00f4ng mang theo gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb m\u00e0 Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00fa c\u1ea7n.<\/td><td>When he joined Zhang Xiu, he brought the value that Zhang Xiu needed.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi \u00f4ng khuy\u00ean Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00fa \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i cho c\u1ea3 hai b\u00ean.<\/td><td>When he advised Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao, he ensured it was a beneficial decision for both sides.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u c\u0169ng v\u1eady, \u00f4ng x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng quan h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y v\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng, v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 Trung Qu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 Nh\u1eadt B\u1ea3n v\u00e0 c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u00f4ng Nam \u00c1.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew was similar; he built relationships with both the West and the East, with both China and India, with both Japan and Southeast Asian countries.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t c\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7.<\/td><td>He did not put all his eggs in one basket.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t m\u1ea1ng l\u01b0\u1edbi, trong \u0111\u00f3 Singapore lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb cho nhi\u1ec1u b\u00ean nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb l\u1ec7 thu\u1ed9c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 b\u00ean n\u00e0o.<\/td><td>He created a network where Singapore was always valuable to multiple parties but not wholly dependent on any one of them.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c \u1edf c\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ed9 qu\u1ed1c gia.<\/td><td>This is the art of balancing power at the national level.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecf qua khi h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 hai nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt n\u00e0y.<\/td><td>But there is a very important point that many overlook when studying these two figures.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 gi\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, h\u1ecd c\u00f2n gi\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00ean trong, chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>They were not only good at external strategy, but also internal strategy\u2014strategy with themselves.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi ti\u1ebft nh\u1ecf trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Tam Qu\u1ed1c m\u00e0 \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fa \u00fd.<\/td><td>There is a small detail in the history of the Three Kingdoms that few people notice.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sau khi T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o ch\u1ebft, khi T\u00e0o Phi v\u00e0 T\u00e0o Th\u1ef1c \u0111ang tranh gi\u00e0nh quy\u1ec1n k\u1ebf v\u1ecb, Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c T\u00e0o Phi h\u1ecfi \u00fd ki\u1ebfn.<\/td><td>After Cao Cao died, when Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were vying for succession, Jia Xu was asked for his opinion by Cao Pi.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c m\u01b0u s\u0129 \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u00e1nh n\u00e9 c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi n\u00e0y v\u00ec n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nguy hi\u1ec3m.<\/td><td>Most strategists avoided this question because it was too dangerous.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia l\u00ean, b\u1ea1n ch\u1ebft.<\/td><td>If you supported one person and the other ascended, you would die.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng Gi\u1ea3 H\u00f9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn.<\/td><td>But Jia Xu answered candidly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng n\u00f3i T\u00e0o Phi n\u00ean l\u00e0m ba \u0111i\u1ec1u.<\/td><td>He said Cao Pi should do three things.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, \u0111\u1ec1 cao \u0111\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9.<\/td><td>First, promote virtue.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Th\u1ee9 hai, thu ph\u1ee5c l\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/td><td>Second, win the hearts of the people.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Th\u1ee9 ba, ki\u00ean tr\u00ec kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c.<\/td><td>Third, persevere and do not give up.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean v\u1ec1 m\u01b0u k\u1ebf gian x\u1ea1m.<\/td><td>These were not pieces of advice about deceitful schemes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc cho quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c.<\/td><td>These were pieces of advice on how to build a solid foundation for power.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u m\u01b0u s\u0129 kh\u00e1c.<\/td><td>And this is the difference between Jia Xu and many other strategists.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebf s\u00e1ch ng\u1eafn h\u1ea1n, nh\u1eefng m\u00e1nh kh\u00f3e \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e0nh l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi, \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac d\u00e0i h\u1ea1n.<\/td><td>He did not just think about short-term schemes, temporary tricks to gain an advantage; he thought about the long-term structure.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c m\u00e0 c\u00f2n gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ec1n v\u1eefng.<\/td><td>How to ensure that the person he supported not only gained power but also held it sustainably.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c b\u1ec1n v\u1eefng, \u00f4ng c\u0169ng s\u1ebd an to\u00e0n.<\/td><td>And when that person maintained sustainable power, he would also be safe.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch suy ngh\u0129 n\u00e0y.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew demonstrated the same way of thinking.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng Singapore d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean s\u1ee9c h\u00fat c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>He did not build Singapore based on his personal charisma.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng c\u00e1c th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf.<\/td><td>He built institutions.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng n\u00f3i c\u00e1c qu\u1ed1c gia kh\u00f4ng th\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1edd s\u1ef1 l\u00f4i cu\u1ed1n c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n m\u00e0 nh\u1edd c\u00e1c th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf.<\/td><td>He said that nations prosper not because of individual charisma, but because of institutions.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1eddi gian c\u1ea7m quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng nh\u1eefng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>And he spent the majority of his time in power building those institutions.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c, h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt, h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng c\u00f4ng v\u1ee5, h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng ch\u1ed1ng tham nh\u0169ng.<\/td><td>The education system, the legal system, the civil service system, the anti-corruption system.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 ngay c\u1ea3 khi \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>All were designed to operate effectively even when he was no longer there.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc quan tr\u1ecdng cho b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai \u0111ang \u1edf v\u1ecb tr\u00ed l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o.<\/td><td>This is an important lesson for anyone in a leadership position.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>D\u00f9 l\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ty, m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c hay ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>Whether leading a company, an organization, or simply leading one&#8217;s own life.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u1ebfu th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng b\u1ec1n v\u1eefng.<\/td><td>If your success depends entirely on your presence, it is not sustainable success.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng b\u1ec1n v\u1eefng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng.<\/td><td>Sustainable success comes from building systems.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ecbch l\u00fd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng, b\u1ea1n c\u1ea7n quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c.<\/td><td>But there is a paradox here: to build a system, you need power.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t khi h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng, b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n.<\/td><td>But once the system is built, you must be willing to let that system operate independently of you.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i trong vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y.<\/td><td>This is why so many leaders fail at this.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bu\u00f4ng tay.<\/td><td>They build systems but cannot let go.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd bu\u00f4ng tay, h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng s\u1ebd s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 ho\u1eb7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c s\u1ebd chi\u1ebfm l\u1ea5y quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c.<\/td><td>They fear that if they let go, the system will collapse or others will seize power.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec1u v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ecbch l\u00fd n\u00e0y.<\/td><td>Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew both overcame this paradox.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9.<\/td><td>They understood that true power is not the ability to control everything.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng t\u1ea1o ra nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh t\u1ed1t ngay c\u1ea3 khi b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t.<\/td><td>True power is the ability to create things that work well even when you are not in control.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>M\u1ed9t khi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, b\u1ea1n tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thay th\u1ebf.<\/td><td>Once you achieve this, you become indispensable.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n m\u00e0 v\u00ec b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n ch\u00ednh b\u1ea1n.<\/td><td>Not because no one else can do your job, but because you have created something greater than yourself.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>B\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u00e3y n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt l\u1eb7ng thinh.<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Now let&#8217;s talk about another aspect that both these men mastered: the art of silence.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Tam Qu\u1ed1c, sau khi T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 T\u00e0o Phi l\u00ean ng\u00f4i, nhi\u1ec1u m\u01b0u s\u0129 v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u1edbng l\u0129nh \u0111\u1ec1u t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch t\u0103ng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>In the history of the Three Kingdoms, after Cao Cao died and Cao Pi ascended the throne, many strategists and generals sought to increase their influence.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0a ra nhi\u1ec1u \u00fd ki\u1ebfn, tham gia v\u00e0o nhi\u1ec1u cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ec3 T\u00e0o Phi ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>They offered many opinions, engaged in many debates, trying to get Cao Pi&#8217;s attention.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?<\/td><td>But what did Jia Xu do?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng l\u1eb7ng thinh, \u00f4ng gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch.<\/td><td>He was silent; he kept his distance.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>S\u1eed s\u00e1ch ghi l\u1ea1i r\u1eb1ng Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, s\u1ee3 b\u1ecb ghen gh\u00e9t v\u00e0 nghi ng\u1edd n\u00ean lu\u00f4n gi\u1eef th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n, \u00edt n\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng k\u1ebft giao v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 con c\u00e1i k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh quy\u1ec1n th\u1ebf.<\/td><td>Historical records state that Jia Xu knew he had served Cao Cao for less time than others, feared jealousy and suspicion, and thus always maintained a humble, reticent demeanor, avoided socializing outside of work, and did not let his children marry into powerful families.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh t\u1ed3n c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 tinh vi trong cung \u0111\u00ecnh, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi l\u1eddi n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb ph\u00e2n t\u00edch, m\u1ecdi h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb hi\u1ec3u sai, \u0111\u00f4i khi l\u1eb7ng thinh l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n nh\u1ea5t.<\/td><td>This is an extremely sophisticated survival strategy in court, where every word can be analyzed, every action misinterpreted; sometimes, silence is the safest way.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng l\u1eb7ng thinh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i.<\/td><td>But silence here is not weakness, nor is it having nothing to say.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 th\u00f4ng tin, kh\u00f4ng t\u1ea1o ra k\u1ebb th\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft, kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c tranh ch\u1ea5p, quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>This is a strategic choice to withhold information, to avoid creating unnecessary enemies, and to stay out of power struggles that do not concern him.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u c\u0169ng th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng l\u1eb7ng thinh trong ngh\u0129a kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i, tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i \u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u, nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i m\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew also practiced this art, but in a different way; he was not silent in the sense of not speaking\u2014on the contrary, he spoke a lot\u2014but what he <em>didn&#8217;t<\/em> say was what was important.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 s\u00e2u k\u00edn nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>He did not reveal his innermost thoughts.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111ang t\u00ednh to\u00e1n.<\/td><td>He did not let others know everything he was planning.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ec3 r\u1eb1ng sau khi Singapore t\u00e1ch kh\u1ecfi Malaysia, L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3c tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e1y quay.<\/td><td>There is a story that after Singapore separated from Malaysia, Lee Kuan Yew cried in front of the camera.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 v\u00ec s\u1ef1 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i.<\/td><td>Many people thought he was truly in anguish over the failure.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng sau n\u00e0y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y t\u1eeb l\u00e2u.<\/td><td>But later, it was revealed that he had been preparing for this situation for a long time.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1eadt, c\u1ea3m x\u00fac c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1eadt, nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb1ng sau c\u0169ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n th\u1eadt.<\/td><td>The tears may have been real, the emotion may have been real, but the preparation and strategy behind it were also entirely real.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd th\u00f4ng tin.<\/td><td>This is a lesson about information management.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trong th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ed1ng trong th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i th\u00f4ng tin.<\/td><td>In the modern world, we live in the age of information.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c chia s\u1ebb th\u00f4ng tin, c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 minh b\u1ea1ch.<\/td><td>Everyone talks about the importance of sharing information, of transparency.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u d\u1ea1y ch\u00fang ta m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc kh\u00e1c.<\/td><td>But Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew teach us a different lesson.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u1ec1u n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chia s\u1ebb.<\/td><td>Not all information should be shared.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 b\u1ea1n c\u1ea7n gi\u1eef cho ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>There are things you need to keep to yourself.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea5u xa \u0111\u1ec3 che gi\u1ea5u m\u00e0 v\u00ec khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 b\u1ea1n, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea1n.<\/td><td>Not because you have something nefarious to hide, but because when everyone knows everything about you, they can predict you.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 khi h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea1n, b\u1ea1n m\u1ea5t \u0111i l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf trong kinh doanh.<\/td><td>And when they can predict you, you lose your advantage in business.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>B\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u00e3y n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh nh\u01b0ng \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1eddi th\u1ebf.<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Now let&#8217;s talk about another aspect that both these men practiced but few pay attention to: the ability to read the signs of the times (or &#8216;timing&#8217;).<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u trong D\u1ecbch Kinh, qu\u00e2n t\u1eed c\u01b0 d\u1ecbch d\u0129 s\u0129 m\u1ea1ng.<\/td><td>There is a line in the I Ching: &#8220;The noble person lives in change and strengthens his life.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e2n t\u1eed \u1edf trong th\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec t\u1ef1 m\u1ea1nh kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u00e2u qu\u00e2n t\u1eed \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ee9ng, \u0111\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed t\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea7u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e2n t\u1eed bi\u1ebft th\u1eddi, bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh, bi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/td><td>The noble person in normal times constantly strengthens himself, but there is also the saying, &#8220;Noble persons resonate with the same sound and seek out the same energy,&#8221; meaning the noble person knows the times, knows himself, and knows others.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m th\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0y.<\/td><td>Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew both clearly understood this concept of &#8216;timing&#8217; or the &#8216;current situation&#8217;.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Th\u1eddi th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 may m\u1eafn, th\u1eddi th\u1ebf l\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng nh\u1eadn ra khi n\u00e0o m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ang thay \u0111\u1ed5i, khi n\u00e0o c\u00e1c quy t\u1eafc c\u0169 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng, khi n\u00e0o c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i m\u1edbi \u0111ang xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n.<\/td><td>&#8216;Timing&#8217; is not luck; &#8216;timing&#8217; is the ability to recognize when the environment is changing, when old rules no longer apply, and when new opportunities are emerging.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n, th\u1eddi th\u1ebf l\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng th\u00edch \u1ee9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>And more importantly, &#8216;timing&#8217; is the ability to adapt to those changes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c nh\u1eadn ra.<\/td><td>before others recognize them.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00fa, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd Thi\u00ean T\u1eed \u0111ang \u1edf H\u1ee9a X\u01b0\u01a1ng, T\u00e0o Th\u00e1o \u0111ang d\u00f9ng danh ngh\u0129a Thi\u00ean T\u1eed \u0111\u1ec3 ra l\u1ec7nh thi\u00ean h\u1ea1.<\/td><td>On one occasion, Jia Xu told Zhang Xiu, &#8220;The Son of Heaven is now in Xuchang. Cao Cao is using the Son of Heaven&#8217;s name to command the empire.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 th\u1eddi th\u1ebf, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u th\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e0o th\u1ea3i.<\/td><td>This is the current situation; if we do not understand this, we will be eliminated.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00fang sai, v\u1ec1 ai c\u00f3 l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng cao c\u1ea3 h\u01a1n.<\/td><td>This is not about right or wrong, or who has a nobler ideal.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c \u0111ang thay \u0111\u1ed5i.<\/td><td>This is about the changing structure of power.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac m\u1edbi, b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm ra v\u1ecb tr\u00ed m\u1edbi cho m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>And in a new structure, you must find a new position for yourself.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u c\u0169ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew also displayed this ability excellently.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0o nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1970, khi h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111ang b\u1ecb chia c\u1eaft b\u1edfi chi\u1ebfn tranh l\u1ea1nh, khi h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecdn phe.<\/td><td>In the 1970s, when most of the world was divided by the Cold War, when most countries had to choose a side.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u nh\u1eadn ra m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u, th\u1eddi th\u1ebf \u0111ang thay \u0111\u1ed5i, to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u h\u00f3a \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9, c\u00e1c chu\u1ed7i cung \u1ee9ng to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u \u0111ang h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 trong b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0 Singapore c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 vai tr\u00f2 kh\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ee9ng v\u1edbi k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ecb \u0111\u00fang.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew realized one thing: the times were changing, globalization was beginning, technology was advancing, global supply chains were forming, and in that context, a small nation like Singapore could play a role disproportionate to its size if it positioned itself correctly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng bi\u1ebfn Singapore th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia l\u1edbn.<\/td><td>He did not try to turn Singapore into a large country.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng bi\u1ebfn Singapore th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t n\u00fat giao trong m\u1ea1ng l\u01b0\u1edbi to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u.<\/td><td>He turned Singapore into a nexus in the global network.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u1ea3ng bi\u1ec3n, s\u00e2n bay, trung t\u00e2m t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh, trung t\u00e2m logistic.<\/td><td>Seaport, airport, financial center, logistics hub.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Singapore kh\u00f4ng s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9.<\/td><td>Singapore did not manufacture many things, but it connected everything.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 trong th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u h\u00f3a, ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t.<\/td><td>And in a globalized world, the connector wields power no less than the producer.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc quan tr\u1ecdng v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/td><td>This is an important lesson in strategy.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c.<\/td><td>You do not have to be the biggest to have power.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1ea1n ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft l\u00e0 t\u00ecm ra ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1ng trong h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00e1c l\u1ea5p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/td><td>You just need to be necessary, and the way to become necessary is to find a gap in the system that no one else can fill.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 quan \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c v\u00e0 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m.<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>But there is one final aspect we need to discuss: their views on ethics and responsibility.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00ea ph\u00e1n Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 khuy\u00ean L\u00fd Th\u00f4i v\u00e0 Qu\u00e1ch Ti \u0111\u00e1nh chi\u1ebfm Tr\u01b0\u1eddng An sau khi \u0110\u1ed3ng Tr\u00e1c ch\u1ebft d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u d\u00e2n th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft h\u1ea1i.<\/td><td>Many criticize Jia Xu because he advised Li Jue and Guo Si to capture Chang&#8217;an after Dong Zhuo&#8217;s death, which led to the killing of many civilians.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00ea ph\u00e1n L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 giam gi\u1eef c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb, ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t b\u00e1o ch\u00ed, h\u1ea1n ch\u1ebf t\u1ef1 do ng\u00f4n lu\u1eadn v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ph\u00ea ph\u00e1n n\u00e0y c\u00f3 c\u01a1 s\u1edf c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.<\/td><td>Many criticize Lee Kuan Yew because he detained political opponents, controlled the press, and restricted freedom of speech, and these criticisms have their basis.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi s\u00e2u h\u01a1n.<\/td><td>But let&#8217;s ask a deeper question.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trong m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0o l\u00e0 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec?<\/td><td>In a situation where no option is perfect, what do you do?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng khuy\u00ean l\u00fd th\u00f4i v\u00e0 Qu\u00e1ch Ti h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft.<\/td><td>Jia Xu faced a situation where if he did not advise Li Jue and Guo Si to act, they would be killed.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, \u00f4ng c\u0169ng s\u1ebd b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft.<\/td><td>And if they were killed, he would also be killed.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y, Tr\u01b0\u1eddng An s\u1ebd r\u01a1i v\u00e0o tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft h\u01a1n.<\/td><td>If they had fled, Chang&#8217;an would have fallen into others&#8217; hands, and perhaps more people would have died.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0o l\u00e0 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o.<\/td><td>No option was perfect.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn cho ph\u00e9p \u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m.<\/td><td>He chose the option that allowed him to survive and protect those he was responsible for.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 n\u1ebfu Singapore kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u1ecb nu\u1ed1t ch\u1eebng b\u1edfi c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e1ng gi\u1ec1ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n ho\u1eb7c r\u01a1i v\u00e0o h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n n\u1ed9i b\u1ed9.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew faced a situation where if Singapore was not stable, it would be swallowed by larger neighbors or descend into internal chaos.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdn d\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 t\u1ef1 do ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u1ed1c gia r\u01a1i v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n.<\/td><td>He could have chosen complete liberal democracy and let the nation fall into instability.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ho\u1eb7c \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdn ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh, ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n kinh t\u1ebf, n\u00e2ng cao \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng cho h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/td><td>Or he could choose tight control to ensure stability, economic development, and improve the lives of millions.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng ch\u1ecdn ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u00e1n th\u1ee9 hai.<\/td><td>He chose the second option.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang hay kh\u00f4ng?<\/td><td>Were these choices right?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi d\u1ec5 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn.<\/td><td>This is not an easy question to answer, but this is certain.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u1ea3 Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u00f9y ti\u1ec7n.<\/td><td>Neither Jia Xu nor Lee Kuan Yew made decisions arbitrarily.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00ec c\u00e1i t\u00f4i c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n, v\u00ec tham v\u1ecdng ri\u00eang.<\/td><td>They did not act out of personal ego or private ambition.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 gia \u0111\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>Jia Xu wanted to live and protect his family.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u mu\u1ed1n x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i v\u00e0 th\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3ng.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew wanted to build a nation that could survive and prosper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd tin l\u00e0 c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>And they did what they believed was necessary to achieve that goal.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m.<\/td><td>This is a lesson about responsibility.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi b\u1ea1n ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh, b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a ra nh\u1eefng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n.<\/td><td>When you are responsible for results, not just intentions, you have to make difficult decisions.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, &#8220;T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng.<\/td><td>You cannot simply say, &#8220;I tried my best but failed.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3.&#8221;<\/td><td>If you fail, the people who depend on you will suffer the consequences.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ed5 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ra l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean sai, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft.<\/td><td>Jia Xu knew that if he gave the wrong advice, he would die.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ra ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch sai, Singapore s\u1ebd s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew knew that if he implemented the wrong policy, Singapore would collapse.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00c1p l\u1ef1c n\u00e0y bu\u1ed9c h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i suy ngh\u0129 r\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, ph\u1ea3i t\u00ednh to\u00e1n r\u1ea5t k\u1ef9 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng, ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh.<\/td><td>This pressure forced them to think very carefully, to calculate meticulously, and to be responsible for every decision.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u.<\/td><td>And this is what many in the modern world do not understand.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ed1ng trong m\u1ed9t v\u0103n h\u00f3a m\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 \u00fd ki\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0ng \u00edt ai ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 v\u1ec1 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a \u00fd ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>We live in a culture where everyone has an opinion about everything, but few have to bear real responsibility for the consequences of that opinion.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a ra l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean, ph\u00ea ph\u00e1n, ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 sai, ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3.<\/td><td>We can give advice, criticize, and critique, but if that advice is wrong, we do not suffer the consequences.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu.<\/td><td>the person who follows the advice does.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 bu\u1ed9c h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ph\u1ea3i th\u1ef1c d\u1ee5ng, ph\u1ea3i t\u00ednh to\u00e1n m\u1ecdi kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng.<\/td><td>Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew were the ones who bore responsibility, and that is what forced them to be realistic, pragmatic, and to calculate all possibilities.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 xa x\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng trong l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng h\u00f3a.<\/td><td>They did not have the luxury of living in idealism.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng trong th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf.<\/td><td>They had to live in reality.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>V\u1eady ch\u00fang ta, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng trong th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 21 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec t\u1eeb hai con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y g\u1ea7n 2000 n\u0103m v\u00e0i th\u1eadp k\u1ef5?<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>So, what can we, living in the 21st century, learn from two men separated by nearly 2,000 years and several decades?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t<\/strong>, h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 b\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t.<\/td><td><strong>First<\/strong>, learn to look at the system, not just the surface results.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi b\u1ea1n g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, \u0111\u1eebng ch\u1ec9 h\u1ecfi ai \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m sai.<\/td><td>When you encounter a problem at work, don&#8217;t just ask who made a mistake.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u00e3y h\u1ecfi h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n cho sai l\u1ea7m \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra.<\/td><td>Ask what system created the conditions for that mistake to happen.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Khi b\u1ea1n th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ty th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng, \u0111\u1eebng ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, h\u00e3y nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c, v\u0103n h\u00f3a, doanh nghi\u1ec7p, quy tr\u00ecnh ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh.<\/td><td>When you see a successful company, don&#8217;t just look at their product; look at their organizational structure, corporate culture, and decision-making process.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Th\u1ee9 hai<\/strong>, h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch t\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t c\u1ea3m x\u00fac kh\u1ecfi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/td><td><strong>Second<\/strong>, learn to separate emotion from strategic decisions.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u1ea3m x\u00fac l\u00e0 th\u1eadt, ch\u00fang quan tr\u1ecdng, ch\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta.<\/td><td>Emotions are real; they are important; they are a part of who we are.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng khi \u0111\u01b0a ra nh\u1eefng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh quan tr\u1ecdng, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n \u0111ang quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean ph\u00e2n t\u00edch, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c.<\/td><td>But when making important decisions, especially those affecting many people, ensure that you are deciding based on analysis, not based on feeling.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Th\u1ee9 ba<\/strong>, h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch th\u00edch \u1ee9ng.<\/td><td><strong>Third<\/strong>, learn to adapt.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u1eebng c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c.<\/td><td>Don&#8217;t be rigid with one plan, one strategy, one way of working.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi thay \u0111\u1ed5i, th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng thay \u0111\u1ed5i, c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 thay \u0111\u1ed5i.<\/td><td>The world changes, the market changes, technology changes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u1ee9ng, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e0o th\u1ea3i.<\/td><td>If you do not adapt, you will be eliminated.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng th\u00edch \u1ee9ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 thay \u0111\u1ed5i lung tung.<\/td><td>But adapting does not mean changing haphazardly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Th\u00edch \u1ee9ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 gi\u1eef nguy\u00ean m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau nh\u01b0ng linh ho\u1ea1t v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p.<\/td><td>Adapting means keeping the goal constant but being flexible with the method.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Th\u1ee9 t\u01b0<\/strong>, h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n.<\/td><td><strong>Fourth<\/strong>, learn to build systems, not just rely on individual effort.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u1ebfu th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c b\u1ea1n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c nhi\u1ec1u gi\u1edd m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng b\u1ec1n v\u1eefng.<\/td><td>If your success depends entirely on you working long hours every day, that is not sustainable success.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u00e3y ra quy tr\u00ecnh, quy t\u1eafc, c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac cho ph\u00e9p c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 ngay c\u1ea3 khi b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>Establish processes, rules, and structures that allow work to operate effectively even when you are not there.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Th\u1ee9 n\u0103m<\/strong>, h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch l\u1eb7ng thinh.<\/td><td><strong>Fifth<\/strong>, learn the art of silence.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u1eebng n\u00f3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u1ea1n ngh\u0129, \u0111\u1eebng chia s\u1ebb t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u1ea1n bi\u1ebft.<\/td><td>Don&#8217;t say everything you think; don&#8217;t share everything you know.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u00f4ng tin cho ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>Keep some information to yourself.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 v\u00ec trong m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng, l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf n\u1eb1m \u1edf vi\u1ec7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft b\u1ea1n \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec.<\/td><td>Not because you don&#8217;t trust others, but because in some situations, the advantage lies in others not knowing what you are thinking.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Th\u1ee9 s\u00e1u<\/strong>, h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1eddi th\u1ebf.<\/td><td><strong>Sixth<\/strong>, learn to read the signs of the times.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng thay \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1edbn \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra xung quanh b\u1ea1n.<\/td><td>Pay attention to the major changes happening around you.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u1eefng xu h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0o \u0111ang xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i n\u00e0o \u0111ang m\u1edf ra, nh\u1eefng nguy c\u01a1 n\u00e0o \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n.<\/td><td>What trends are emerging, what opportunities are opening up, what risks are approaching.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t, l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ecb b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n ho\u1eb7c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng nh\u1eefng thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>And most importantly, how you can position yourself or your organization to capitalize on those changes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y<\/strong>, h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1.<\/td><td><strong>Seventh<\/strong>, learn to take true responsibility.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0m.<\/td><td>Don&#8217;t just say you will do something, but actually do it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1ed1t m\u00e0 c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 t\u1ed1t.<\/td><td>Have not just good intentions, but good results.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 khi b\u1ea1n th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i cho ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh, cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c.<\/td><td>And when you fail, don&#8217;t blame circumstances or others.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u00e3y ph\u00e2n t\u00edch xem b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh sai \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3.<\/td><td>Analyze where you made the wrong decision and learn from it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb hai con ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng trong th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c nhau, \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c nhau.<\/td><td>All these lessons come from two people who lived in entirely different eras, facing entirely different challenges.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd t\u01b0 duy, c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd ph\u00e2n t\u00edch t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng, c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0a ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi ng\u00e0y nay.<\/td><td>But the way they thought, the way they analyzed situations, the way they made decisions, all can be applied to the world today.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i, b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i, b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i.<\/td><td>Because human nature does not change, the nature of power does not change, and the nature of survival and development does not change.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 ch\u1ebft n\u0103m 224, h\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ecd 77 tu\u1ed5i.<\/td><td>Jia Xu died in 224 AD, at the age of 77.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c phong t\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ea7u Kh\u00f4i H\u01b0\u01a1ng, gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o to\u00e0n.<\/td><td>He was granted the title of Marquis of Kui Xiang, and his family was kept safe.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i m\u00e0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c m\u01b0u s\u0129 \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ebft y\u1ec3u, \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb thanh to\u00e1n, \u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00e0 v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch y\u00ean b\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>In an era where most strategists died young or were purged, he lived to old age and died peacefully.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u m\u1ea5t n\u0103m 2015, h\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ecd 91 tu\u1ed5i.<\/td><td>Lee Kuan Yew passed away in 2015, at the age of 91.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t Singapore th\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3ng, m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia m\u00e0 h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi th\u1eddi \u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/td><td>He left behind a prosperous Singapore, a nation where millions of people have a much better life than when he began.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u00e2y tranh c\u00e3i, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb ph\u00ea ph\u00e1n.<\/td><td>Neither was perfect; both had controversial decisions; both were criticized.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 r\u1ea5t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/td><td>But both achieved something very few people do.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1ecd s\u1ed1ng, h\u1ecd x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i l\u00e2u sau khi h\u1ecd ra \u0111i.<\/td><td>They lived, they built, and what they left behind endured long after they were gone.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 anh h\u00f9ng v\u00e0 \u00e1c nh\u00e2n.<\/td><td>This is not a story of heroes and villains.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 hai con ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u00e0 l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/td><td>This is a story of two people who understood reality, accepted responsibility, and did what was necessary to achieve their goals.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 trong qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc m\u00e0 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a, mu\u1ed1n x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ec1n v\u1eefng, mu\u1ed1n t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i trong m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7y bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi.<\/td><td>And in the process, they left behind lessons that anyone who wants to live a meaningful life, build something sustainable, and survive in a turbulent world can learn.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u1ed5 Kim Th\u01b0 Qu\u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho b\u1ea1n m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh qua 2000 n\u0103m l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, qua hai n\u1ec1n v\u0103n minh kh\u00e1c nhau \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n b\u1edfi th\u1eddi gian hay kh\u00f4ng gian.<\/td><td>Co Kim Thu Quan has brought you a journey through 2,000 years of history, across two different civilizations, to show that wisdom is not confined by time or space.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc m\u00e0 Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng trong cung \u0111\u00ecnh Tam Qu\u1ed1c v\u1eabn \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng trong v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i.<\/td><td>The principles Jia Xu applied in the Three Kingdoms court still apply in the modern office.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t doanh nghi\u1ec7p, m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c hay th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh b\u1ea1n.<\/td><td>The strategies Lee Kuan Yew used to build a nation can still be used to build a business, an organization, or even your own life.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 suy ng\u1eabm s\u00e2u v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean.<\/td><td>If you have read this far, it means you have taken the time to reflect deeply on these issues, and that is the first step.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u01b0ng suy ng\u1eabm ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7, b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng.<\/td><td>But reflection is not enough; you must apply it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh b\u1ea1n, v\u00e0o c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n.<\/td><td>Look at your own life, your work, your relationships.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1ea1n \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u trong ma tr\u1eadn quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c?<\/td><td>Where are you in the power matrix?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1ea1n \u0111ang ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i n\u00e0o v\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 \u0111ang ch\u01a1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u00f3 \u00fd th\u1ee9c hay b\u1ea1n \u0111ang b\u1ecb ch\u01a1i?<\/td><td>What game are you playing, and most importantly, are you playing consciously, or are you being played?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1eb7t ra nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 cho th\u1ea5y b\u1ea1n \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ee9c t\u1ec9nh.<\/td><td>These questions are not easy to answer, but the very act of asking them shows that you are beginning to awaken.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khi b\u1ea1n th\u1ee9c t\u1ec9nh, b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec n\u1eefa.<\/td><td>And once you awaken, you cannot go back to a state of not knowing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y.<\/td><td>You will begin to see what you did not see before.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u hi\u1ec3u nh\u1eefng g\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u thay \u0111\u1ed5i.<\/td><td>You will begin to understand what you did not understand before, and from there you can begin to change.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quay l\u1ea1i video n\u00e0y sau 3 th\u00e1ng, sau 6 th\u00e1ng, sau 1 n\u0103m.<\/td><td>Come back to this video after 3 months, after 6 months, after 1 year.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c nhau kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec n\u1ed9i dung thay \u0111\u1ed5i m\u00e0 v\u00ec b\u1ea1n thay \u0111\u1ed5i.<\/td><td>Each time you will see different things, not because the content has changed, but because you have changed.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nh\u1eefng tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m m\u1edbi, nh\u1eefng th\u1eed th\u00e1ch m\u1edbi, nh\u1eefng nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c m\u1edbi s\u1ebd l\u00e0m cho b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc n\u00e0y d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng kh\u00e1c.<\/td><td>New experiences, new challenges, and new perceptions will make you read these lessons in a different light.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u \u0111\u00e3 ra \u0111i nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd d\u1ea1y ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e2y.<\/td><td>Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew are gone, but what they taught us remains.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt s\u1ed1ng c\u00f2n, ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng, ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt th\u00edch \u1ee9ng, ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y th\u1ef1c t\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang ta mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3 l\u00e0.<\/td><td>The art of survival, the art of building, the art of adaptation, the art of seeing reality as it is, not as we wish it to be.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t, ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>And most importantly, the art of being responsible for one&#8217;s own choices.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trong m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm l\u1ed1i t\u1eaft, c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c nhanh, gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng, C\u1ed5 Kim Th\u01b0 Qu\u00e1n mang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p kh\u00e1c.<\/td><td>In a world where everyone seeks shortcuts, quick formulas, and easy solutions, Co Kim Thu Quan brings a different message.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ed1i t\u1eaft, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c ma thu\u1eadt, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft s\u00e2u s\u1eafc, suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m.<\/td><td>There are no shortcuts, no magic formulas; there is only deep understanding, careful thought, and responsible action.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3, n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc, n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc c\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i th\u00ec b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf m\u00e0 95% ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3.<\/td><td>And if you are willing to walk that path, if you are willing to learn from those who came before, if you are willing to apply classical lessons to modern situations, you will have an advantage that 95% of people do not.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u1ea3m \u01a1n b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh th\u1eddi gian cho b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft d\u00e0i n\u00e0y.<\/td><td>Thank you for taking the time for this long article.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u1ea3m \u01a1n b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 t\u01b0 duy c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 mong r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u00f9ng b\u1ea1n trong h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/td><td>Thank you for thinking with us, and may the lessons from Jia Xu and Lee Kuan Yew accompany you on your journey.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u1eb9n g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i \u1edf nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft ti\u1ebfp theo c\u1ee7a C\u1ed5 Kim Th\u01b0 Qu\u00e1n, n\u01a1i qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 soi s\u00e1ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai, n\u01a1i tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 ng\u00e0n n\u0103m v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n t\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1edbi.<\/td><td>See you again in the next articles from Co Kim Thu Quan, where the past illuminates the future, where millennia-old wisdom remains forever fresh.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gi\u1ea3 H\u1ee7 v\u00e0 L\u00fd Quang Di\u1ec7u ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i trong ma tr\u1eadn quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c. 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