On September 19, the prime minister of Singapore publicly said that Taiwan is the red line in China's red line, and also combined with the international situation, put their own country, put a "weak" position speaking, netizens: why not walk with the Americans?
Singapore is a small place. It dares to shout like this internationally and even disguises itself as a "weak person." Behind it is all careful calculations. It is not a kind heart at all, nor is it speaking on our side. It is purely for the sake of living and living well.
First of all, why Singapore's prime minister, Yuan Zheng, mentioned the "red line in the red line", it is not that he cared so much about China's reunification, but that he was afraid to die.
Singapore, with an area of only 728 square kilometers, is smaller than many of our prefecture-level cities, with a population of about 6 million. It has neither mineral resources nor strategic depth, and is surrounded by countries much larger than it. To put it bluntly, it is a small island that lives by doing business.
Its rice bowl depends entirely on global trade, especially the Taiwan Strait route. If there is really a noise here, ships will dare not leave, its port will immediately be deserted, and its economy will collapse within three months.
At that time in 2025, the US Trump administration is all over the place, adding tariffs, engaging in disconnections, stirring the global market with chickens, Singapore's owners touch their phones every day, afraid of what new rules will make business yellow.
At this time, what it is most afraid of is an accident in the Taiwan Strait, so it is eager to shout the "red line". In fact, it is a wake-up call to the United States and Taiwan authorities: Don't play with fire, I will be in trouble if I burn it. We have to understand that it is not supporting our reunification, but for fear of being involved, which is purely self-protection.
Let's talk about why it doesn't follow the same path as the United States. This matter is simpler, that is, the United States is unreliable, and there are too many benefits on China's side, and it is reluctant to part with it.
In the past, Singapore was indeed close to the United States. There were American warships parked in Changi Port. The military used American equipment and relied on the US dollar financially. The intention was that the United States could support it.
But now that the United States has changed, after Trump came to power, even the allies were thrown, and in April 2025 a new round of tariffs was added, not even the old partners like Singapore did not let go, what is the attitude to friends?
On the other hand, China has been its largest trading partner for 11 consecutive years. In 2023, the trade volume with China will account for 45% of ASEAN's total trade volume, which is 2.5 times that of the United States. Anyone who sells fruits on the street can use WeChat to pay. The Southeast Asian fruits brought by the Laos Railway are all digested by the Chinese market. Its companies have made a lot of money from investing in China, and the cumulative actual investment in China alone exceeds US $140 billion.
On the one hand, it is the United States that steals the dish, on the other hand, it is China that can make it a lot of money, and anyone knows where to rely on it, if it is really with the United States, it is not a self-defeating financial way?
As for it dressing itself as a "weak", this is an old routine that Singapore has been playing for decades. Lee Kuan Yew has long said that Singapore is a "mouse among elephants" and needs to be flexible to avoid being trampled to death.
Now the game is becoming more and more violent, the United States is pulling Japan and the Philippines into exercises and wants to turn Southeast Asia into a squad that surrounds China, but none of the ASEAN countries really want to get involved in the conflict.
Singapore is smarter. It knows that it is small. If it doesn't pretend to be weak, but follows the United States to show off its might, it will definitely be taken as a target.
So it says it is the "weak", meaning "I don't bother anyone, you fight and don't take me," not to blame the United States, but to make China feel that it is not a threat, neither side is guilty, but can continue to harvest benefits.
This is really weak, it is to play the wisdom of the small country's survival to the extreme, to speak of is sophisticated selfishness.
In fact, former Foreign Minister Yeo Rongwen has long stated clearly what Singapore thinks. If it is forced to choose a side now, it will have to form an alliance with the United States, but it may turn to China in 20 years.
This is more real, nothing to say about the feelings, all look to whose strength is strong, who can give it benefits, in 2025, the momentum of China's development is increasing, the new free trade agreement has been upgraded to 4.0, with negative list management, business is more convenient, the liquidation of the RMB in Singapore is pushing up, even the panda debt can be held in the new exchange.
Contrary to the United States, except to engage in confrontation will not do anything, even their own allies are buried, such relying on the mountain who dares to believe? Singapore is the most pragmatic, it will not be kidnapped by the ideology, which side to themselves to which side to rely, now not to go too close to the United States, is to see clear that the United States is not reliable, want to give themselves a way behind.
However, we have to make it clear that no matter what Singapore says or does, it can't change the fact that Taiwan Province is a part of China. Whether it calls the "red line" or pretends to be a "weak", it all revolves around its own interests. We don't have to take it too seriously, and we don't have to be angry with it.
The Taiwan issue is our internal affair, and it is not for any external forces to point fingers and fingers. No one is qualified to interfere, whether the United States or Singapore. In the past, when we were poor, we never let Taiwan be snatched away. Now that we are getting stronger and stronger, it is even more impossible for "Taiwan independence" elements to succeed.
In 2025, the People's Liberation Army will conduct live-fire exercises in the Bohai Sea and South China Sea, which will clearly tell the world that if anyone dares to touch the red line of Taiwan, we will not hold back.
After all, these statements in Singapore are a self-assurance game, and all of its choices are interest-driven.We ordinary people see this clearly and do not follow blindly.
The key is that we have to unite ourselves and understand that reunification is a matter of time. No matter what outsiders say, we will do whatever we should to build the country stronger. By then, Taiwan will naturally come back without anyone to speak.
The small calculations of those small countries are not worth mentioning in the face of absolute strength and national righteousness.
Singapore is a small place. It dares to shout like this internationally and even disguises itself as a "weak person." Behind it is all careful calculations. It is not a kind heart at all, nor is it speaking on our side. It is purely for the sake of living and living well.
First of all, why Singapore's prime minister, Yuan Zheng, mentioned the "red line in the red line", it is not that he cared so much about China's reunification, but that he was afraid to die.
Singapore, with an area of only 728 square kilometers, is smaller than many of our prefecture-level cities, with a population of about 6 million. It has neither mineral resources nor strategic depth, and is surrounded by countries much larger than it. To put it bluntly, it is a small island that lives by doing business.
Its rice bowl depends entirely on global trade, especially the Taiwan Strait route. If there is really a noise here, ships will dare not leave, its port will immediately be deserted, and its economy will collapse within three months.
At that time in 2025, the US Trump administration is all over the place, adding tariffs, engaging in disconnections, stirring the global market with chickens, Singapore's owners touch their phones every day, afraid of what new rules will make business yellow.
At this time, what it is most afraid of is an accident in the Taiwan Strait, so it is eager to shout the "red line". In fact, it is a wake-up call to the United States and Taiwan authorities: Don't play with fire, I will be in trouble if I burn it. We have to understand that it is not supporting our reunification, but for fear of being involved, which is purely self-protection.
Let's talk about why it doesn't follow the same path as the United States. This matter is simpler, that is, the United States is unreliable, and there are too many benefits on China's side, and it is reluctant to part with it.
In the past, Singapore was indeed close to the United States. There were American warships parked in Changi Port. The military used American equipment and relied on the US dollar financially. The intention was that the United States could support it.
But now that the United States has changed, after Trump came to power, even the allies were thrown, and in April 2025 a new round of tariffs was added, not even the old partners like Singapore did not let go, what is the attitude to friends?
On the other hand, China has been its largest trading partner for 11 consecutive years. In 2023, the trade volume with China will account for 45% of ASEAN's total trade volume, which is 2.5 times that of the United States. Anyone who sells fruits on the street can use WeChat to pay. The Southeast Asian fruits brought by the Laos Railway are all digested by the Chinese market. Its companies have made a lot of money from investing in China, and the cumulative actual investment in China alone exceeds US $140 billion.
On the one hand, it is the United States that steals the dish, on the other hand, it is China that can make it a lot of money, and anyone knows where to rely on it, if it is really with the United States, it is not a self-defeating financial way?
As for it dressing itself as a "weak", this is an old routine that Singapore has been playing for decades. Lee Kuan Yew has long said that Singapore is a "mouse among elephants" and needs to be flexible to avoid being trampled to death.
Now the game is becoming more and more violent, the United States is pulling Japan and the Philippines into exercises and wants to turn Southeast Asia into a squad that surrounds China, but none of the ASEAN countries really want to get involved in the conflict.
Singapore is smarter. It knows that it is small. If it doesn't pretend to be weak, but follows the United States to show off its might, it will definitely be taken as a target.
So it says it is the "weak", meaning "I don't bother anyone, you fight and don't take me," not to blame the United States, but to make China feel that it is not a threat, neither side is guilty, but can continue to harvest benefits.
This is really weak, it is to play the wisdom of the small country's survival to the extreme, to speak of is sophisticated selfishness.
In fact, former Foreign Minister Yeo Rongwen has long stated clearly what Singapore thinks. If it is forced to choose a side now, it will have to form an alliance with the United States, but it may turn to China in 20 years.
This is more real, nothing to say about the feelings, all look to whose strength is strong, who can give it benefits, in 2025, the momentum of China's development is increasing, the new free trade agreement has been upgraded to 4.0, with negative list management, business is more convenient, the liquidation of the RMB in Singapore is pushing up, even the panda debt can be held in the new exchange.
Contrary to the United States, except to engage in confrontation will not do anything, even their own allies are buried, such relying on the mountain who dares to believe? Singapore is the most pragmatic, it will not be kidnapped by the ideology, which side to themselves to which side to rely, now not to go too close to the United States, is to see clear that the United States is not reliable, want to give themselves a way behind.
However, we have to make it clear that no matter what Singapore says or does, it can't change the fact that Taiwan Province is a part of China. Whether it calls the "red line" or pretends to be a "weak", it all revolves around its own interests. We don't have to take it too seriously, and we don't have to be angry with it.
The Taiwan issue is our internal affair, and it is not for any external forces to point fingers and fingers. No one is qualified to interfere, whether the United States or Singapore. In the past, when we were poor, we never let Taiwan be snatched away. Now that we are getting stronger and stronger, it is even more impossible for "Taiwan independence" elements to succeed.
In 2025, the People's Liberation Army will conduct live-fire exercises in the Bohai Sea and South China Sea, which will clearly tell the world that if anyone dares to touch the red line of Taiwan, we will not hold back.
After all, these statements in Singapore are a self-assurance game, and all of its choices are interest-driven.We ordinary people see this clearly and do not follow blindly.
The key is that we have to unite ourselves and understand that reunification is a matter of time. No matter what outsiders say, we will do whatever we should to build the country stronger. By then, Taiwan will naturally come back without anyone to speak.
The small calculations of those small countries are not worth mentioning in the face of absolute strength and national righteousness.