https://www.policyforum.net/singapore-china-relations-hit-another-snag/ The APPS Policy Forum a public policy website devoted to Asia and the Pacific. Mon, 09 Jan 2017 02:03:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 https://www.policyforum.net/singapore-china-relations-hit-another-snag/#comment-8009 Sat, 10 Dec 2016 12:08:57 +0000 http://www.policyforum.net/?p=14812#comment-8009 The real trigger point in my opinion is Taiwan, not Singapore. Taiwan’s increasingly posture of independence is irking and worrying China and China is trying to find all channels to contain and manage it. One one hand, Singapore appears to be a convenient target to warn others against helping Taiwan in anyway towards independence, on the other hand, China also wants to reduce Taiwan’s military capabilities as much as possible in case there is ever a need for hard measures. Taiwan can learn alot from joint exercises with Singapore because it’s indirectly learning from US and other join military partners of Singapore.

]]> https://www.policyforum.net/singapore-china-relations-hit-another-snag/#comment-8006 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:58:51 +0000 http://www.policyforum.net/?p=14812#comment-8006 Good, Singapore will do what is best for them, but don’t expect China to give up its national interest for Singapore. When both countries’ national interests clash, will Singapore be ready to face off China?

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