(Original title: Singapore Defence Minister: Selecting the side station is on the side station, selecting the side station is on the side station)

During the second plenary session on ¡°Strategic mutual trust and security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region¡± held on the morning of the 12th Beijing Shandong Forum, Singapore¡¯s Defense Minister Chen Zhengzhou expressed in Chinese the firm position that Singapore is never ¡°choosing a side¡± in the game of great powers.

This is the first time Chen Zhengzhou has visited China since taking over the post of Singapore's defense minister in May this year and attended the Shanghai Forum in Beijing, where he first expressed his greetings in Chinese.

Singapore's Defense Minister Chen Zhengzhou delivered a speech at the meeting

In his speech, Chen Zhensheng mentioned that with the global security and economic order constantly changing, a small country like Singapore faces more pressure and risks of "choosing sides". If you choose sides, it may lead to proxy wars launched by major powers. Therefore, small countries can't afford to "choose sides". On the contrary, small countries should continue to state their positions and abide by an open, inclusive and rules-based international order, which is a necessary element for small countries to achieve long-term security and success. Singapore maintains very friendly cooperative relations with all countries and will never act as an agent for other countries. Once a country becomes an agent of other countries, it loses its credibility. He switched to Chinese again and said, "To choose a side is to stand aside, and to stand aside, you have to choose a side".

Chen said in Chinese that the great powers have the responsibility of the great powers, the small countries have the responsibility of the small countries. Although the national conditions are different, but each of us can make an effort. The stronger the country, the greater the national strength, as in the Woman novel the power is higher, the cultivation is also deeper. When we use the force, when we do not use the force, we need strategic wisdom, and strategic patience. The real definition of success is not in defeating each other, but in whether we can win the world.

¡°As the saying goes: ¡®The wise are not fooled, the good are not worried.¡¯ If we can do the right thing and not choose the right person, we will have a good foundation to build the necessary mechanisms.¡± Chen said, ¡°Communication is the first step, mutual trust is the second step, with communication and mutual trust can be built mechanisms.¡±