Confucius says

Confucius, as it happens, also detested political spin and loose use of language. In one of his most famous passages he railed against them:

“If we don’t use the correct words, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language is not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success, the political order becomes a sham. A wise ruler takes great care to ensure the words used are correct and appropriate.”

I think we need to add “The Asian Century” to “misogyny” and “budget savings” as words that are used for short-term dramatic effect but, in reality, mean whatever the current government wants them to mean. Confucius would be appalled.