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- Ethnic Chinese make up about 75 percent of Singapore's population, constituting the largest ethnic group in the multi-racial country that also includes Malays and Indians. And over the past decade, Beijing has stepped up efforts to reach out to Chinese Singaporeans in a way that has drawn concern from the city-state's political establishment.
Notably, the Chinese Communist Party has sought to build relationships with Singaporean media, giving journalists special access in return for favorable coverage. You may remember the disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. She had accused a senior official in China of sexual assault. As global concern about her well-being grew, Peng briefly re-appeared, speaking to Singaporean newspaper Lianhe Zaobao.
For More on this we talk to Washington Post correspondent Shabani Mahtani.
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Why DW is working so hard for USA spending German tax money?
Setup by Washington contractor from day 1. To keep/brainwash German inline
Whatever DW tries to portray falls flat. Singapore will decide the path towards serving its own national interest.
Singapore need to stay neutral .
"when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers"
Singapore don't want to be the grass in their fight.
No, it’s that you have a pro Chinese view of the world, we can read your three most recent comments on this channel…
We all knew these years of peace in SEA is because that empire busy in Middle East for 20years.
Empire focus on Middle East , BOOOOM !
Empire focus on Europe , BOOOOM !
Now that Empire focus on Asia ...😨
To be fair, Germany is not any better than SG in this respect anyway. Economical interest trumps values, human rights, freedom. Not quite balanced as it is
Yes, and we certainly won't align with China. Remember who we buy military equipment from. F-35s are only sold to close US partners.
European may not know , China is become more and more "Singapore"
During the 80's Thousands of China gov official were sent to Singapore for "training" of Singapore efficient administrative systems.
After that Shenzhen, China administrative systems improve ~10X
Western leaders and MSM knows but they refused to acknowledge that China copied SG's model and became so successful today. There are too many similarities. Charlie Munger told the MSM repeatedly that China learned from SG but he was ignored. The west refused to admit that ideology does not matter to bring prosperity and wealth to a nation as proven by China today.
Many industrial parks in China are choosing the Singapore blueprint too.
Singapore is technocrats but politician still have control, same as china
The ccp wants to reform itself similar to the PAP.
It's true. Chinese leaders have been trying to create a bigger version of Singapore.
If any country doesn’t want to choose side between US and China, this country would be defined as “China’s friend” by the US😂 Which one often forces others to choose side? The US or China?
The US is more and more like the Soviet Union in history. Order others by force, unreasonably.
If "drawn toward" China means taking a balance stance between the US and China, then every country should do the same.
Appeasement to autocratic regimes has kind of backfired recently.
@@wamingosaid by Jewmaster Jewlensky Jewishness bot licker
there's no balance between communist dictatorships and capitalistic democracies.
@@wamingogo all out war then, you are hypocritical if your argument to prevent nuclear war
@@vargas5054No one is talking about all out military war. No need to go into hyperbole just to push the CCP agenda. We can contain China without a military war.
How interesting a 'Chinese' reporter host and interview this segment. So does Ms Chan, defined by her DNA, that she is an actor of Chinese gov influence? What an absurd and superficial way of looking at the relationship between China and Singapore, or the entire ASEAN region for that matter.
Also are we so naïve to assume that government reaching out and influencing media, local and foreign, is not a standard practice in anywhere around the world? How does DW and all major Western media always presenting China, not only the gov but also its people and society as a whole, in a negative light constantly (with the smog filters and 'at what cost') truly represent a balanced media reporting with integrity or a mouth-piece of its influencers?
Honestly, it's just the normal business any capable government would and should do, to influence opinions of not only their citizens but also world at large, I don't see why China should not do it when West gov does all the time. No need to make yourselves look innocent and high with morals.
Sad for Germany and Japan.
It is the single highest national security issue , when the country leader need to report to other country.
France: You are only vessel state if someone else allows to establish military bases in your territory.
She is probably Taiwanese.. "chan" is not a Chinese surname.. Chinese call it "chen"
@@jkc3738 Taiwanese is ethnically Chinese .....People's Republic of China vs Republic of China.. DUH...
@@jkc3738Different spelling. Chan(Hong Kong way of spelling), Chen(Mainland China and Taiwan spelling), Tan(Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese spelling). All = 陳 (a popular Chinese surname in Chinese characters). Chan is also my mom's surname and I'm from Taiwan. Btw, we are all ethnic Chinese -- descendants of the dragons, no matter what nationality or background.
@@igoldenage Chan is also a singaporean surname! Our famous chan chun seng!
What’s wrong having favourable views on China? Don’t Americans have favourable views to their ancestral homes in Europe and connected?
There is always a distinction between nationality and ethnicity!
I have a Singaporean friend he doesn't view china favourable but neutral
@@cocaineminor4420dare to take a survey?
@@mic5391 well but it is true that 5 eyes countries , google it , stick together ... closely ,coincidence? all speak same language
Well, they did sometimes and not others. There were less-favorable views towards the German government 1933-1945 and governments in eastern Europe 1945-1989. I suspect Singaporeans have more favorable views towards the government on Formosa, for example.
So instead of interviewing a Singaporean, the host interviews someone from Washington Post. You gotta be kidding me. So fair and balance is DW
The person interviewed is Singaporean or are you completely racist?
Yeah should interview politic conscious Singaporeans,
Instead of viewing it as "pro Beijing", one should view it as "anti hypocrisy and anti double standard".
I watched the video, “Minister Tharman on US - China relations.” He takes a very balanced view. There is common interest between US, China and other nations like Singapore. I think SG will not favor one side, but will work with both sides.
Singapore need to stay neutral .
"when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers"
Singapore is soon to be a member of F35 club. Is there any of these countries who owned F35 known to be neutral? Being neutral at this point is nothing but a wishful thinking
@@eastdawn2471 That is so true! Singaporean better wake up! And, some of singaporean troop are to be stationed in guam!
Yes, sitting on the fence and claim neutral to human rights abuse and political oppression
Lee Kuan Yew already mentioned it on American TV - and had correctly predicted that China eventually embrace market economics.
It's insane to use their own perspective and standard to judge other peoples, civilizations, and countries.
😂😂
Democracy is good for everyone
@@anshuraj4277 😂Now U$A itself is not a democracy it's a corporate autocracy ruled by the big corporates.
Global interests are not about good will between people rather about where profits are to be made.
Literally almost every politician in congress
yeah singapore is rife with racism, its baked into every policy from work, housing and immigration.
What's wrong with Chinese being pro-chinese?
Yeah. Nothing wrong with WHITES being pro WHITE, either! Spoken by a WHITE AMERICAN!
Pro China does not mean anti America.
@@nmew6926 neither does Pro America!
Singapore by virtue of being a small city state, has to walk the tight rope of diplomatic neutrality in international affairs. Make friends with everyone and enemies with none. This is why the Singaporean passport is the most powerful (or one of the top) in the world.
@@iloveevil86nice try, but no.
@@Koriolissurvey
@@Korioliseven mexico trade with china even more despite geography proximity
@iloveevil86 enjoy your recycled sewer oil...
@@iloveevil86 Also, Singapore is not driven towards China, Singaporeans remember what happened to Suzhou economic zone and what happened when they were blocked out of Belt & Road. Singapore is an unwanted child of both the west and China who flourished so stop claiming Singapore as China's child now.
One must not forget that immigrants from China were the ones who made the success story of the Southeast Asian nations possible. Southeast Asia, without Chinese immigrants, would be more on the developmental level of present-day India or Bangladesh.
@@nntflow7058yeaa if sg part of malaysia...it will remain a developing country and wont be wat sg is today...luckily tunku abdul rahman kick sg out of malaysia
@@nntflow7058 Chinese in Malaysia account for 23%, and they own more than 60% of the wealth in Malaysia. Imagine if there are no Chinese, what is the difference between Malaysia and the Philippines and Indonesia?
@@nntflow7058and without 30 percent Chinese in Malaysia, Malaysia will lost 50-60 percent of GDP since malay conglomerate mostly chinese
@@nntflow7058 yucks, no thanks. Wat quality life u r talking about. Msians are poor once they get out of their country,
@@nntflow7058malaysia is the one who kicked out singapore.
Singapore is not a Chinese city.... It's a Asian city with Chinese Malay Indian and Western citizens.The wealth of Singapore is based on a international cooperation with countries around the World.
I hate communism but unjustice was done to China by colonial powers, divided their territories and population and now they're trying to hold China's growth and make it poor and weak.
@@Alan-cl2ix the injustice is still ongoing because of Russia‘s occupation of large swathes of China land but xi prefers to associate with Putin therefore foregoing any claims, so according to the prc, there no longer exists any injustice!
Bruh, politics in Singapore is basically china ccp but a little bit more freedom
Singapore is now Chinese city
@@piplupempoleon4225don't you ever compare a southeast Asian country to a east Asian country they are totally different
😂Now U$A itself is not a democracy it's a corporate autocracy ruled by the big corporates.
Global interests are not about good will between people rather about where profits are to be made.
Really? Wow. Is that why people from all over the entire world live there? Wow, you are dum.......b....
I am happy and proud of how far Singapore has come in nation building. i am proud that my country has been placed on the world stage regionally and internationally.
Nation building by severely fining littering in the public (no - just a joke)
@@ghlscitel6714 otherwise, singapore will be more like ............ name a country in asia! lol!
@@mic5391 Like Japan or like Iran?
@@iloveevil86 Do you mean such thing: "Sukarno: ingin mengganyang Malaysia"
Well, I guess they will not be happy about it.
Other comment are blind south asia geopolitics 😂
“Europe Is a Garden. The Rest of the World Is a Jungle, and the Jungle Could Invade the Garden”
These are the words of the chief diplomat of the EU Josep Borrell, there is nothing to add here
Europe is a war-thorned jungle, the rest of the world is great without Europe.
The “divide and conquer” strategy
They use it on middle east , Europe and now Asia.
This strategy is mostly attributed to the Anglo-Saxon(Uk U$ CAN AUS) diplomacy, they simply applied it most effectively through history.
"This strategy, and all other strategies that try to weaken others so we could overcome them, rule over them, is the strategy of our inherently egocentric, self-serving nature, that thrives on succeeding at the expense of others."
Orc trash
No. The "divide and conquer" strategy has historically been most successfully used by the Russian Kingdom. Don't make up things, please.
@@varpen
This is also something used by the west too. Demonization of the other is something very common in the west. Sort of like seeing yourself as saints, and bad things happen only in Russia, China(In the past, Japan) etc...
@voratepp Russia did not create hutus vs tutsi, Sudan vs South Sudan, Pakistan vs India vs Bangladesh, Panama vs Columbia, Iran vs Iraq, Israel vs Palestine, The collapse of Yugoslavia, Vietnam vs Cambodia. Apartheid in South Africa. America and Europe did this.
@@lolcatjunior China vs Vietnam, China vs India, China vs Philippines… these were all created by the US. China loves everyone and their resources….right…l
They are mostly Chinese and China market is big. What do you want. To amandon China and turn to Lithuania.
The amount of people in the comments who have no idea what Singapore is like who have a definitive opinion on its socio-political system and geopolitical strategy. 😒
Exactly, I Agree with your statement that probably, this is geopolitic strategy. And China has banned the export of chip to U.S. And my question is How much impact this ban of chip to the technology business group and How much impact of this ban of chip to GDP of U.S?🤔😢😔🙏. I know this information from CNA TH-cam channel, and Al Jazeera English TH-cam channel 🙏
@@radearpurba3589 Are you some kind of delusional? PRC banned chip export to USA, ? Hahahahahaha! PRc chips is low tech, they are produced everywhere!
@@mic5391 I think China is one of six largest countries in the world that produce semiconductor or technology (Jepan, Taiwan, U.S, South Korea, China, Germany, and U.K). I'm sorry if my statement is wrong. But Probably, one day it could happen
@@mic5391 and I think you know that Russia is one of the six largest countries in the world that has the best army troops and the best weaponry but Russia has not been able to win in the Russia-Ukraine war because Russia's Allience is less than Ukraine's Allience 🤒😔😔🙏
First of all, Singapore is a neutral state. US, European, Indian and Chinese military vessels regularly docks in our Changi naval base, and our Sembawang shipyard hosts commonwealth/US logistical HQ in SEA region. Paya Lebar air base also hosts US Air Force in the SEA region as well (where trump landed during the trump-kim summit).
As for what Singaporeans think of Mainland China. Its mostly negative, we don’t like them mainly for their uncouth manners (spitting and peeing in public) and their CCP government.
But DW coming up with the conclusion that Singapore is pro china is very unusual and plain inaccurate. That would be like saying Germany is a National Socialist state in 2023.
Bruh Singapore PAP censor many things and oppressing opposition, not much better from CCP
@@GoatshengcGoat “Account joint 27 minutes ago”, im gonna assume you’re a bot or a troll
Firstly, you do not speak for all Singaporeans. That is just your view. I am Singaporean and I don't think of mainland China that way. I have many mainland Chinese people who are really nice people. And I was based in China before, lived and worked there and had a great time. There was a recent global poll done and Singapore was one of the countries that viewed China positively.
@@inumusha7108 Are you even sure about that? Did you even spend enough time around Singaporeans to begin with? The amount of times I heard negative remarks about mainlanders is already obvious that Singaporeans generally do not have a positive view of mainlanders.
Go touch grass CCP shill
Wow, this kinda bias & cherry picked reporting made me doubt DW now. Definitely does not reflect the sentiments on the ground 😅 or have I been living under a rock in Singapore?
Uhm, the insinuation by DW News that Singaporean Chinese is drawn towards China has no basis at all.
Fortunate that Singapore is majority Chinese country. It is a blessing and civility of East culture. Politically, Singapore is not leaning towards China or US. Facts that both East and West are culturally strong and civility, from wars to cilivisation. And ever since Greece empire and Qin dynasty. East Asia is leaning towards Confucius philosophy. Without basic Confucius philosophy, doubt Singapore can stand as today to be independent, sovereignty country.
The new question to ask is why a Germany media attracts so many India Indian, a country that is on the brink of being a failed state!?
Oy vey,so anti India.we indians don't care what other think of us.Kerala HDI is more than your little singapore, Maharashtra GDP is more than your little singapore.Also,India still has more freedom and it is world's largest democracy unlike little singapore.
Why 5 eyes, us/uk/canada/Australia/new-zealand? Simply because they are Anglo-Saxons. Period!
Really? Is that why Chinese are racist, selfish, unfriendly, and whose children urinate on the streets in public?! You Chinese can't get along with anyone in the world except your own greedy, selfish, rude, and selfish kind ....fact!
You never heard of multiculturalism? We have plenty of people from different places in all those countries. But hey if you want to keep playing the race card, you are welcome too. I wont stop you.
@@abcdedfg8340 ignore the desert worshipper. Jealous that USA has made friends with countries and people all over the world. Maybe this desert worshipper needs a new religion.
“70% Singaporeans are ethnic Chinese”
Why shouldn’t they feel closer to China? It’s expected. If they are providing benefits to each other tyen there is no harm.
Are we concerned about Americans influence in Japan, South Korea? And Singapore and Philippine and Vietnam and European countries？ If not, what's the fuss about China's influence in Singapore?
Weak analysis by the interviewee. People around the world, including Asians support Xi's China Dream because they can see that the CCP policies lifted hundreds of millions of Chinese out of poverty. In turn, a strong China has lifted the quality and standards of living in countries around the world. America and many leading Western companies such as Apple, Mercedes, and Boeing have benefitted from China's rise ... In contrast, Singaporeans are saddened to see the destruction of American democracy from within. The election of a race-baiting con man and liar Trump, and gerrymandering by Republicans just to guarantee GOP seats. The insurrection of January 6, and up to today, not a single coup plotter has been sent to jail for this assault on American democracy. So much for the Western narrative on the rule of law!?!? If China does not tout its achievements, I will guarantee you that the Western media will sell the "snake oil" of the beauty of Western democracy, thinking the rest of the world is blind to the decay and corruption that is evident in American politics. There is a reason why US politicians have nicknames such as Cancun Cruz, Moscow Mitch, Gym Jordan, Liar Trump, Spineless McCarthy ...
Because chinese is the agrrisor
What if Singapore is getting closer to China. What's worrying you
What does a tennis player in mainland China, her personal trivials , has anything to do with Singaporean of Chinese ancestry??
Anything goes this days , alot of people say We don't hate Chinese people we just hate CPP , that just a bunch of BS , believe once the wars start all Chinese descendant will be targeted.
@@anubizz3 not in singapore!
DW need to follow U$A agenda, sad for Germany
If too close to China, Singapore will become the next HK😢
Look, DW, you really need to work harder on reporting yourself, namely, Germany or Europe and leaving the other nations alone, letting them sort out their own problems if it is Asia, Africa or South America. This is 21th century where there is no nation should be telling other nation what to do or what is right or wrong, or even dictating and lecturing other nations. The western century is almost ending and multipolar world is shaping itself.
The European century has already ended a long time ago. The US is the only one that is holding this "Western century" but even then its power is gradually waning as with all mighty nations over time.
ever heard of 1998 financial crisis in indonesia? don't be surprised that singaporean chinese will have afavorable view of china
Chinese , making up 75% of the Singapore population, made Singapore how it is today, like a sore thumb in South East Asia, but similar to East Asia , else it would have been another indonesia or philippines. So why shouldn’t Singapore be close to the people they share the same ancestry with?
Knn. I pro Singapore only. Stop this US or China thing. 🇸🇬✌️❤
Singapore need to stay neutral .
"when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers"
Singapore don't want to be the grass in their fight.
This is what freedom & democracy is in practice. No?!
You only have freedom & democracy to support US and its policies.
Not even related.
Corruption exists in all political structures, companies and basically anywhere humans are.
Corruption is more easily cleared out with democracy since freedom to point out and accuse officials is allowed.
...on the other hand all these open public discussions make people from authoritarian nations think democratic nations have more problems because of continuous open discussions. This is despite all measuring metrics available usually showing the opposite.
If Singapore ever move closer to China ..and not following U$A agenda
😆U$A UK EU will suddenly felt Singapore is lack of "Democracy" & "Human Rights"😅
😅Philippine following U$A agenda now , suddenly no more accuse of "Human Rights" issue from U$A and EU
@@happymelon7129 All of Chinas neighbours are worried about China and irritated about Chinas behaviour in the South China sea.
The Philippines has always been a US ally.
The USA is not the UN. The UN is 193 countries and UN human rights groups work according to human rights agreed by all 193 countries.
The former president Duterte was criticized by human rights groups during his war on drugs. The current Philippine president is not.
@@happymelon7129 so true. 😅
I am in Singapore currently. I am not Chinese by race, but I do know people from all the 3 major races here. Not all are "professionals". Some are people who are contractors, simple businessmen, etc.
With that said, local newspapers are not doing too well. Especially the local Tamil/Malay/Chinese newspapers. I think even the main English newspaper, Straits Times is in the middle of a crises of reporting wrong(higher) readership figures.
It's mostly the older generation which still read newspapers (if and when they read them - I know of many older generation who have stopped. And some used to read them daily to weekly or lesser frequency now). And even the local TV channels are hardly watched by the local population. Substantial number of them are either often watching Cable channels, or streaming services such as Netflix.
Most of the people I know seem to have a neutral or negative view on China. There is always concern that the richer Chinese from China are coming in and buying up all the upmarket properties, etc. And there is also concern they are eating away at the lower end of the job market as well (waiter, construction workers, etc).
Actually alot of people joke about the scam calls and messages you get from China.
And as for Sinovac, it was only a tiny percentage of the people here who opted for it. Some who opted for Sinovac, got one dose of Sinovac, one dose of Moderna and a booster of Pfizer to try and get protection from covid in different ways (can't say this is a wrong strategy - assuming they don't conflict with each other).
I think Singapore (at least the government) has been trying to stay as neutral as possible between US (the West) and China.With slight leaning towards the US. Singapore also has military training ties with Taiwan. So I really doubt there is an official move towards China.
As for freedom, democracy, etc - local media is on somewhat tight control. Reasonable amount of transparency and pretty corruption free. Yes, a minister is currently undergoing investigation for corruption now, but I think last it happened was about 30-40 years ago. And the fact that it is happening, and is publicly announced, I believe, is an indication that government is not in favour of corruption in general. I think they block the top 100 porn sites, to show they are against "moral decay", symbolically. Easy to access if you want anyway. Don't even need a VPN unless you want one of the top 100 sites.
There are elections and there are opposition members in Parliament, including an official "Leader of the Opposition" post, held by the leader of the biggest opposition grouping in Parliament.
I also expect that if Singapore gets too in favour of China, there will be rumblings from the Indian and Malay communities here. So the government can't afford to show favouritism to any one Asian country (since the 3 major races here are from different parts of Asia), without creating discontent.
I do travel around sometimes. Expect I will be in Malaysia next month.
We all knew most english media are control by the west, even CNA need to follow western agenda.
Singapore need to stay neutral .
"when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers"
I can only say that the crowd you mix with makes you arrive at a conclusion which is TOTALLY WRONG.
I am a Malaysian Chinese and I would know Singaporean much better than you.
A big majority of Singaporeans are pro China but not to the extent of being fanatical.
Everyone understands the situation that USA is trying to suppress China.
Everyone love the fact that South East Asia is neutral and that is good because we would get tourism, investments, business from ALL SIDES.
@@windsong3wong828I agree that we in SEA should be neutral and benefit from both sides instead of picking sides.
Not only Singapore , actually the west try to break up ASEAN.
The “divide and conquer” strategy
They use it on middle east , Europe and now Asia.
This strategy is mostly attributed to the Anglo-Saxon(Uk U$ CAN AUS) diplomacy, they simply applied it most effectively through history.
"This strategy, and all other strategies that try to weaken others so we could overcome them, rule over them, is the strategy of our inherently egocentric, self-serving nature, that thrives on succeeding at the expense of others."
We all knew these years of peace in SEA is because that empire busy in Middle East for 20years.
Empire focus on Middle East , BOOOOM !
Empire focus on Europe , BOOOOM !
Now that Empire focus on Asia ...😨
Gosh, who read Chinese language newspapers in Singapore...the bilingualism is not really sucessful. Their circulation must be falling...
Singapore's stance with regards to the China-USA geopolitical rivalry is already perfectly elaborated by Prof. Kishore Mahbubani, the island-state's prominent diplomat and statesman: America's supremacy worldwide is at an end and it should not throw its weight around, especially in the South China Sea where Beijing is the premier force to contend with.
You means to ask those south East Asian countries to give up!? Now that is so evil and so prc!
Mahbubani is a quack whose job is to say whatever hes paid to say
Wrong statement. You should be thankful Singapore is an ally of USA. If not, Singapore would not have our jets, military base, and other great things.......
South-asian countries have only one problem and it is not the USA. It is China. If you have been around long enough, you ought to know that.
We all knew these years of peace in SEA is because that empire busy in Middle East for 20years.
Empire focus on Middle East , BOOOOM !
Empire focus on Europe , BOOOOM !
Now that Empire focus on Asia ...😨
Thanks for confirming the credibility of Zaobao
I'm singapore you should sue for this nonsense
I look forward to her doing a similar piece on the western media, especially the coverage of Hunter Bidens laptop.
Don't hold your breath. She knows who is her paymaster.
Why does DW care? Its their business.
If India dont pick side (in US favor), the US can punish them by supporting rebellion in Manipur, Nagaland, Punjab using the so called human rights excuse.
If Singapore dont pick side, again US will use human rights, democracy excuse to fund and support rebellion
This is how US have more "allies"
The "khalistan movement" in Punjab is not backed by US, it is backed by Pakistanis.
@@iloveevil86 is there any evidence that US is involved in Punjab? I would like to see your sources.
@@WetflowerVariant I think India is much like China, every domestic problem is caused by usa! 😂
Singapore is for Singapore, also Singapore military bought fighter jets from the US and trains in Taiwan every year. Doing business with China, doesn't mean us siding with them.
This is a very dangerous games Singapore is playing! As the elders said, please don’t play with fire!
Dare to survey?
@@mic5391last time I check, elder who control Singapore politics always been chinese,
Tell that to ruling singapore PAP (ruled by old generation), young Singaporeans claim support Taiwan, but gladly become robot of PAP
Ask how many Singaporeans would be in favor of joining China, due to the ethnic Chinese similarity.
Radicalization?? If lop-sided reporting is radicalization, I would say Western media is doing the same to the English-speaking public.
Knowing the Chinese language enables many Singaporeans to have access to news and reports from China - the other side of reporting which is largely absent from Western mainstream media.
I agree too
China has the Nine-dash line thingy indicating the segments around the South China Sea belonging to them... Namely Taiwan & several islands around Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam, etc... Since Singapore's population is made up of 75.9% Chinese, then perhaps China may one day aspire to extend that “Nine-dash line” further down to claim Singapore as part of China too! 🇨🇳🇸🇬
⚠Mainlandization is around the globe‼
If Singapore ever move closer to China ..and not following U$A agenda
😆U$A UK EU will suddenly felt Singapore is lack of "Democracy" & "Human Rights"😅
😅Philippine following U$A agenda now , suddenly no more accuse of "Human Rights" issue from U$A and EU
Why not question yourself? Have you taken a hoslitic review of all sources? It's just absurd.
The armour tank being “held“ in Hong Kong years ago has “twisted” Singapore’s arm! Singapore has been taught a lesson by the PRC…it has been subjugated 😂
They better be. Its power of the future.
As a Singapore Chinese, we are also descendants of the dragon.
Taiwan vs China, dragon vs smaller dragon 😂
Why don't u politically become same as China.
@@pikachuthunderbolt3919 too far, plus they need to beg Malaysia for water and US for investment
It's quite sad that aside from a few columnists who are really making genuinely neutral reports, most others from WSP have been making biased reports against ccp just like this lady.
Aren't they same ? China chinese= singapore chinese.
Lee Kwan Yew was a Hakka from Shantou region Guang dong the imperial Japanese soldiers gave him a good kick up his backside when the Japanese invaded Singapore, he felt that they were a very cruel colonial master, today USA Japan are his masters so he has given the USA navy & UK access to Singapore harbour , he was a statesman & thinker !❤HIS son has followed in his fathers footsteps but he is certainly no revolutionary !
He was Hakka - Javanese, his parents emigrated from Semarang, central Java, Indonesia he spoke commoners javanese language fluently with Indonesian 2nd president, Soeharto that how they built friendship after fragile relationship with Indonesia 1st president Sukarno.
Excuse me DW, simi lan jiao?
you are the lan jiao!
I am so glad all the people who commented here have a balance view.
Serious.
She formed her views/news by being told by friends! What journalism? Spend some time, do some leg work in SG , talking to our people, especially the citizen of Chinese descendants. Totally irresponsible reporting.
Singapore is ultra rich small city state of less then 6 milion of people. For example, richer 2.5 times then Germany. In interest of singaporese economy is to make friends everywhere because, Singapore is main export hub for southern and southeastern Asia. Also tax heaven for rich people around the world, including China, country with growing number of milioneirs and bilioneirs.
Don’t be jealous! Jealousy breeds bad karmas!
3:19 I will agree to that it us a generational situation in which the younger may roll their eyes and when they questioned the parents yell they are brain washed by the West but they have become hugely one sided in particular the wolf warrior Pro-Beijing even pro Putin in all stance which the younger generation who are also ethnically China but having a more global perspective and even Sympathetic to Taiwan or Ukraine but their older generation may not want to listen to them or even respect their view.
Yes, but not for the better :(. It should be the other way around.
Just because ethnic chinese are majority in Singapore? And for your information, Lianhe Zaobao is no longer influential in Singapore. Most chinese Singaporeans 50 and below read English newspapers.
And radicalisation is a strong word… Singaporeans are mostly neutral and, our forefathers left china during the Qing dynasty… the only thing we have in common with Chinese nationals are the colour of our skin… and a variation of spoken mandarin.
Utter nonsensical and one-sided reporting bordering on racism.
Tell that to your ruling party PAP.... (Old generation)
The Singaporean government is rational. They understand that eggs cannot be put in one basket, and the most important thing is that the Singaporean regime is independent, so they will not take a position that is unfavorable to the country. They are not like Japan and South Korea, which are colonies of the United States without diplomatic autonomy, and the interests of the United States take precedence over their own country
You ought to look into a dictionary and see the meaning of the word "colony" before spreading disinformation in the comments. Shame on you!
@@varpen The United States has all the command of the South Korean army, it does have a bit of a colonial meaning
@@varpen "a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country." ummm nope America sure dont control JP and SK's foreign policies.
Favourable media coverage grants better access..........yea that ONLY happens in the far east. 😂😂
What do you expect when 80% of the country is Chinese? 🤷🏽♂️
As a 26years old Chinese born and raised in Singapore, I would like to say that we are smart enough not to believe in one sided news coverage. There is always a saying in Singapore that we are singaporean Chinese not China Chinese.
@@gflaubert3423ius soli vs ius sanguinis,
But young Singaporeans is passive against authoritarian PAP? Do you even realize PAP work 70 percent similar to CCP
@@vargas5054 ok? If you don’t like pap or ccp just migrate somewhere out of Singapore or China
@@gflaubert3423 it's not effective, labour opposition party campaign restricted by PAP, even in some case, blank votes work better
@@gflaubert3423 same the say as china one? Xi jinping daughter go to united states university
but I was under the impression that this was an anti-Chinese channel.
Singapore is part of China. Singapore is China's overseas territory.
75% of Singapore is ethnic Chinese. Of that, more than half are probably first/second gen immigrants from Malaysia/China/Indonesia. This is the group that is heavily China-leaning, and that doesn't bode well for Singaporean minorities.
please. we are ethnically Chinese but we call ourselves Singaporeans. my grandparents worked hard emigrating here to eke a living and lived through tumultuous times to have our country get to where it is today. keep your politics to yourselves and don’t come stirring s in my place. likewise for the journalist who grew up in Singapore, sorely disappointed in you.
@@panxhuamaybe some young people don't care about politics, but people who have power won't make you apathy forever
Keep pulling that race card if you want. I dont care.
Because we share the same ancestry we lean towards China? Please stop making such ridiculous statements. Lots of Chinese in Singapore have been called bananas or potatoes, and told that they gave up their culture to bow to western superiority and now the narratives have flipped. Islam, Judaism and Christianity shares the same ancestry too, so it is one religion isn’t it? Will they combined?
Leaning towards China and USA. Definitely not money grabber India.
Singaporeans are well informed of global news. The things done by the US irked many and view China as more reasonable than the West.
The question is not China. Is Ccp. Don’t be fooled, CCP one day will try to claim Singapore!
I don't think DW news knew that Singapore also a Chinese country.
Long live China as Chinese from indonesia 😂
Damn westerners have no clue on how things going in southeast asia
Yes...
Being a country well exposed to wide media sources and people who are well travelled, Singapore has its own concluded view of the world. It is not surprised that Singapore tends to side closer with countries that are more rationale and effective. In this case, China emerge as a more reasonable and stable country.
Please leave china alone they are peaceful people❤
Tell that to malaysian, filipino, bruneian, indonesian and the vietnamese vying with prc over scs!
They have invaded most of their neighbors. India, Korea, Vietnam, Tibet, Mongolia, Philippines.
not just Singapore, others are sick of Western BS
Did you know, you will get fined $1000 USD if you chew gum in public places in Singapore?
The same ticket given to people who urinate in elevators!!!
Wasn't that a fun fact?
If Singapore dont pick side, then US can use the so called human rights to punish Singapore. This is how US make "allies"
@@nmew6926 Maybe the allies need usa too!
She is obviously western bias. So any china bashing should reflect impartiality?
Compared to the influence of the US, what’s the real deal of the impact of China to SGP?
Errrr, singapore will lose its multiracialism and chinese language will be the only language in singapore! What do you think is the result? A little china in south east asia beside malaysia and indonesia, supporting the notion that scs belongs to china!
@@mic5391US have base in every part world and yet angry for small Chinese base
@@kameraldbahrul3432 tell that to malaysian, filipino, indonesian, bruneian and the vietnamese!
@@mic5391 tell that to middle east
@@kameraldbahrul3432 Actually, many middle eastern countries are angry with joe because he left them to deal with iran!
Singaporean minorities must some how must keep safe, that's why we are having so many china Chinese here.
I very much doubt if there is a large proportion of ethnic Chinese in Singapore that are pro-Beijing.
China sympathisers in Singapore are more likely to be older, more literate in Chinese than English, and more likely to identify culturally with China. They are a diminishing segment of the population. Younger Singaporeans are less likely to identify culturally with China. Many will be more proficient in English than Chinese. They are more likely to holiday in the US or Japan than in China.
It will be interesting to see the circulation figures of Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore. Don't forget there is no free press in Singapore - every paper and TV station is either owned or controlled by the Singapore government. What is published in Lianhe Zaobao should not be treated as a reliable guide to public opinion in Singapore.
And that is precisely the issue, those so-called older singapore chinese are quite significant in numbers, and besides there are also significant number of new citizens from prc adding to that number, and you see the danger!
If Singapore ever move closer to China ..and not following U$A agenda
😆U$A UK EU will suddenly felt Singapore is lack of "Democracy" & "Human Rights"😅
😅Philippine following U$A agenda now , suddenly no more accuse of "Human Rights" issue from U$A and EU
on the flip side there's a large proportion of chinese Singaporean who are illiterate in the chinese language. And they dont see this as a weakness, but a sign of higher social economic class (even though they are still staying a hdb and will be contended with a mere condo).
Those who are effectively bilingual will be concerned with how us-china ties are going but know how important it is to stay away from the fights between 2 powerhouses.
The fact Singapore work similar to china in suppression but west turn blind eye show the double standard
Public opinion in Singapore is almost useless if they are passive not protest against dictator PAP
Singapore main opposition leader is Indian. The ruling pap is an experienced ‘ communist style’ political party n it needs china influence n support to maintain its members million dollars salaries.
Love Singapore from China!
Influence growing, I think you guys are at least 20yrs too late don't you think? Singapore is the first Chinese colony, 2nd Canada, 3rd NZ, 4th Australia.
I don’t think ethically British can side with China in a battle ! Singapore is not exceptional ! Ethically Chinese will side with China in a battle between US and China ! Simple as that
They tried to takeover Sg in the 60s and failed. They won't succeed. Most Sg Chinese are able to differentiate between the concepts of ethnicity and nationality.
Wait China tried to takover Sg in the 60s? Didn't Sg earn its independence in 1959 or so? That sounds like a wild story. Tell me more!
@@thefourthrabbit9516 Just google communism and Singapore.
Front page news of Lianhe Zhaobao today: Italy regrets joining and planning to leave BRI.
You created an exagerated story about Singapore becoming closer to China based entirely of your OPINION about a single media outlet getting and giving special treatment, tennis star and what not
Oh yea no, parts of the report are true, sino vac only is accurate, my mom delayed and took 3 shots of sino vac instead of taking the state provided pfizer or modana.
Singapore need to receive freedom and democracy from White House.
get triggered
Look at Singapore media CNA, and dare to survey in Singapore?
@@kongwee1978 For binary people like you, that was last week, this week Singapore takes instructions from China.
❤Luckily so far, both China and USA super powers failed to make Sg take sides. I guess sg has super powers these super powers dont have🤣👍👏
You think too much 😅both USA and CHINA only care about USA and CHINA 😅
Both wants us to choose a side … ridiculous
China don't force any country to choose side. Dont misinform people
@@nmew6926 prc only propagate false narratives via their platform wechat and xiaohongshu!
As bad as China is they don't have mentality, you either with us or against us.
@@anubizz3 you sure?
@@mic5391 Hmm did China threaten African countries when they pass anti LGBT law? or when they want to stay neutral in regard of Ukraine conflict?
Proud of my country Singapore. We are friends to everyone and enemies to none! That is the reason why our passport has surpassed that of Japan (who unfortunately has relegated itself into pursuing the foreign interests of the US)
Such amateurish reporting from DW. Laughable. Singaporeans are well educated & we make up our minds, we decide our independence. We’re a sovereign country and will not let any country, whether USA or China or pathetic new media like DW tell us what to do.
Nevertheless, Singapore still have to be aware of the infiltrate from both sides, trying to influence our policies!
Now is the time invest work visit china most Chinese Singaporean can speak English mandarin hokkien Cantonese china is a big market rich strong powerful peace country Singapore build friendship with other countries leader