Singapore's leader Lawrence Wong said this to reporters after his visit to China:"Never bet that China will weaken. ”
Sure enough, Singapore's wisdom has also been inherited in the descendants of Hainan immigrants who are about to ** Lee Hsien Loong.
What is the wisdom of Singapore, in a word, to find the most benefits in the great power game.
It is this wisdom that is destined for Singapore's safety and prosperity.
Don't think that being a "wall grass" is an easy thing, if you can't master the heat, you may not be a person inside and out, and you won't be pleasing at both ends. It takes wisdom.
Over the years, Singapore has been getting too much out of the great power game.
After independence in 1965, Singapore became a small country that struggled to survive in the gap between big countries. Lee Kuan Yew once used a profound metaphor to warn the people, describing the world as the sea, where fish and shrimp can survive. In order to survive in the international sea and not be devoured by big fish, Lee Kuan Yew proposed the "poisonous shrimp strategy".
Doesn't it feel a bit "ruthless" when you hear this name?"Poisonous shrimp", although the body is small, but if anyone dares to swallow it, they must also weigh whether they will be poisoned.
There is no way, among the giant whales in the world's ocean, only by becoming a "poisonous shrimp" can everyone sit down and talk.
During the Cold War, the main objective of Singapore's great power balance diplomacy was to safeguard the country's basic survival. On the one hand, Singapore is biased towards **, bridging the power vacuum left by Britain's withdrawal from Southeast Asia and obtaining military and economic support from the United States. On the other hand, Singapore adopted a "policy of engagement" towards China and actively resisted the development of the Soviet Union and socialist forces in Southeast Asia.
With the end of the Cold War, Singapore has made appropriate adjustments to the balance diplomacy of major powers, trying to build a triangular balance relationship between China, the United States and Japan led by the United States to replace the triangular relationship between the United States, China and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Geopolitically, Singapore has important geostrategic value in global strategy.
The Singapore Strait to the south of Singapore, as the key point of the Strait of Malacca, is known as the "crossroads of expeditions" and the "Strait of Gibraltar in the East", and is a strategic link between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Many developed countries have to pass through this region, making the Singapore Strait a strategic location in Southeast Asia. According to the U.S. global strategy, the Strait of Malacca is one of the world's 16 largest choke points, and its control is essential to ensure the competitiveness and dominant position of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region and the world.
For Japan, 90% of its annual oil imports must pass through the Strait of Malacca, which is considered a "maritime lifeline". For China, this strait is not only a key channel for oil transportation, but also a choke point for the ocean.
Singapore has this capital to play with the big powers, and then it is also very pragmatic diplomatically, never choosing sides, and playing a good Tai Chi.
It is often said on the Internet that Singapore is the best, and it is true that Singapore's development needs the support of the United States. In the face of China's growing influence in Asia, Singapore has always been willing to improve its relations with China.
Needless to say, Lee Kuan Yew visited China many times, and each time he came, he was received with a high standard. Until now, the leader of the world, Huang Xuncai, visited China in time when the United States was busy decoupling from China and breaking the chain, and when some overseas leaders were looking down on China. came up and gave a big gift - it will promote the visa exemption for 30 days between Chinese and New Zealand citizens. This is the first developed country to exempt Chinese passports from visa restrictions.
Now he is saying to those who sing about China's decline: Never bet on China's weakness.
What he values is not the superiority of ideology, but the opportunity for cooperation with real gold.
"China's economy is huge, it has a lot of advantages in different fields such as advanced manufacturing, green economy, etc., and there is such a huge market," he added. ”
I guess the state media will definitely report on this event, which is rare material now.
When many of my friends ask me about immigration, they also express their concerns and worry about the safety of living abroad. After all, there are many problems in gun management in some countries, and from time to time there is a "zero-yuan purchase". Some countries discriminate against immigrants and live there uncomfortably. Some countries are in the midst of international political turmoil, such as some places in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and no matter how developed the economy is and how good the law and order are in peacetime, they will become dangerous places when they encounter local wars and conflicts.
Many people chose a circle on the map, and finally chose the "little red dot" of Singapore in Southeast Asia.
The reason why Trump and Kim Jong-un met in Singapore is that both the United States and North Korea feel that Singapore is a trustworthy and neutral place.
Because of neutrality, it is safe, and because no one can be offended, it is rich.
It is said that in the past three years, Hong Kong has given up the position of Asia's first financial center to Singapore, so many countries in Asia, why don't you choose Hong Kong and the first choice is Singapore?In addition to valuing the low taxes and sound rule of law here, it is more that I feel safer to put my money and body here.