Xi Jinping, right, with Singapore’s former prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2007. Photo: Xinhua
Opinion
Opinion
How independent Singapore’s ‘Chinese-ness’ helped shape China’s great revival
- Former Singapore foreign affairs minister George Yeo points to one particular element that has helped the city state build strong ties with China
- But it has also caused complexities in foreign policy for a multicultural, sovereign nation that has to ensure it isn’t seen as a Chinese state in Asean
Xi Jinping, right, with Singapore’s former prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2007. Photo: Xinhua