What Singaporeans Think Of China | Street Interview
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- Did you know that according to a recent survey, Singapore is one of the only countries in the Indo-Pacific that has more favorable views of China compared to the US? We wanted to find out directly from the locals how accurate they think this survey is. So our Asian Boss reporter hit the streets of Singapore to find out what the locals really think of China. The opinions expressed in this video are those of individual interviewees alone and do not reflect the views of ASIAN BOSS or the general Singaporean population.
0:00 - Intro
1:08 - What are your personal views of China?
3:05 - Singaporean media coverage of China
4:01 - Do you think Singaporeans prefer China over the US?
6:37 - Singaporeans on Taiwanese independence
8:15 - Chinese influences in Singapore
9:20 - Factors that influence people's opinions on China
11:40 - Should Singapore work more closely with the US or China?
13:42 - How can Singapore maintain a good relationship with both China and the US?
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Should have interviewed some non-chinese singaporeans. Singapore may be a Chinese majority but it is still very much multi-racial which is different from other countries in asia
Why different? That's the case in America and UK..... multicultural....
@@asianprince8718 most countries in Asia/south east Asia are not multicultural
@@Fals3Agent unlike other countries, Malaysia and Singapore are actually multi-cultural: you'd see sign boards in different languages because there are 4 official languages - English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil
Maybe that's why most of the interviewed side with China.
US and Britain are a melting pot of other cultures more than SG. walau!
I don't think it's so much Singaporeans favouring China or US more, I feel it's more of a pragmatic balanced view. Singaporeans understand most Western media are extremely biased in their reporting towards China, but at the same time, don't agree blindly with some of China government's policies
I suppose probably because Singaporeans are able to understand Chinese language and English as well. So their views are wider and more neutral.
lol and the ccp run media is unbiased? lol clown
Hahahahahaha!! Western media extremely biased towards China? What a joke! The Western media has the most reliable and honest view on China. It's the Chinese media who is extremely biased towards the West! Chinese media - especially the CCP brainwashing channels - are full of hate against the West and spreading a lot of fake news about Europe and the USA. But hey, if you are such a happy bird in the cage of the CCP, I'm fine with it.
Perhaps, but when you have a government (the CCP) that directly controls and censors everything in the press/media it heavily reduces its reliability for being fact-based and truthful.
Of course, every nation on the planet has issues with some media outlets that twist a truth/mislead. But the importance is focused on the availability of news from multiple and independent (i.e. not directly controlled by a state narrative) sources. If news from multiple sources, from multiple nations corroborate, then you can be more confident on the truth.
If western media are considered biased, wait till you read Global Times, CGTN, CCTV...blatant propaganda.
Perhaps one can read Al Jazeera, Asia Nikkei, Korea Times, India Today.
Wondering why most media out there view China negatively?
This was really interesting, thank you! Also our favorite Interviewer is here :)
As someone who is really interested in chinese culture, i often feel discouraged because it sometimes seems like nobody can see different perspectives and elements anymore...but this is a very objective way of thinking and it made me feel more at ease about my interest for some reason.
Important points of view. Definitely a needed perspective. Thank you.
Singapore has a military training center in Taiwan since 1975. Many Singaporean men have been to Taiwan for their military training. China has a great deal of cultural (TV shows, music, drama etc.) and business ties with Singapore. That might explain the split views.
真的嗎？倒是美軍會到台灣訓練是真的！
@@asianprince8718 There are a few Singaporean military bases situated in Taiwan. China is extremely displeased about that for decades. It is an open secret between the governments.
@@irritatedanglosaxon1705 the Singapore bases in Taiwan are strongly opposed by China. But Singapore has so far refused all offers from China to relocate the bases in Taiwan to Hainan province
To me, Singaporean views of China vs the US are pretty bipolar ! On one hand, SG relies on the US allies for defense security, buying weapons from the US and getting military training from Taiwan etc. On the other hand, Singaporeans reap financial benefits by doing business with China and they invited A LOT of new Chinese immigrants to settle down in the city that turned out leveraging a huge influence on the public opinions towards China in the city country. I get an impression that Singaporeans are riding on the fence regarding relations with the US and China. Fence riding may appear safe and beneficial in short term but it's never been a good strategy for long once two sides of the fence are at odds. And now they are at odds, not just ignorable friction. History has proven my view again and over again. Philippines is the most recent example of failure that trying to appease China while the US is their protector in reality at the same time. When Chinese military started aggression in the vicinity of Philippines territories, Filipinos couldn't help but cry out to the US for help. LOL. Philippines just refused to renew a navy base contract with the US on their soil and was all excited to deepen relation with China not long ago and then they cried out for saving grace from the US. How ridiculous! I expect to see Singapore in a similar situation in the near future if the CCP doesn't collapse. That's foreseeable given that the CCP has been aggressively promoting Great China Rejuvenation around the world for a long while and now they're eager to reap the results.
@@irritatedanglosaxon1705 Relocate training bases to China? LMAO! What a suicidal move! I bet Premier Lee isn't as stupid as you!
I'm impressed with the intelligence and honesty of the respondents.
Very thoughtful answers.
👍
I was thinking while watching this that I wish Americans were at least half as educated on geopolitical issues like this.
@@generalmartok3990 alot of american dont travel outside of their countries enough.
Of course they are Chinese, too... Along with South Korean, Japan and China herself hold the highest 105 IQaverage in world. Only waiting for north Korea people to get good education
@General Martok Americans like me was being brainwashed by our "powerful medias", and also 80% nvr being abroad and don't hv passports... Now u know
A lot of Americans dont even know their own address.
Everyone answered in a very mature, level-headed, and intelligent manner. Props, S'pore! I was very impressed. However, interviewing non-Chinese Singaporeans was also needed.
Singapore has the smartest people on average
@@Bjix hmm I beg to differ..a lot of Singaporeans still make fun of PRC for example, their “Chinese accent”. And every time Singapore Local news post negative events happening in China, the comments are mostly expressing Singaporeans’ xenophobic and sinophobia views, such as “only in China”. absolutely disgusting behavior and totally ironic knowing that majority of Singaporeans are ethnically Chinese and our ancestors came from China lol
Not forgetting when Covid first came to Singapore, and it was made widely known that the virus came from Wuhan, China…a lot of Singaporeans were also expressing a lot of hatred and disgust towards PRC and whole of China, from making insensitive jokes about China eating exotic animals to making negative comments about their lack of hygiene and etc etc….it was only when Singaporeans realize a lot of Asians were being tormented/ bullied by Non-Asians showing racism towards Asians/Chinese/ East-Asians in the western world and the European continent or white majority countries, that’s when I noticed that the negative comments towards China did not appear as often (though it happens occasionally still) and more Anti-whites comments or sentiments became more prominent in Singapore. 😖 from there, many were talking negatively about white expats in SG as well. Basically, I feel that Singaporeans aren’t very accepting of foreigners which is the very opposite of the SG government. It isn’t just anti-China and anti-whites, Singaporeans do also make fun of foreign workers who help build the entire country…
American Anglo-Saxons dominate, while Singapore is dominated by Han people.Interviewing other races is meaningless, because it has no economic and political significance.
@@hwanghyeongmi7863 yeah. But China has a lot of negative stuff tho.
These were some very smart and thoughtful anwsers. Very good!
Good job! Always like Asian Boss reporting real life perception from ordinary people on the street… these are just a few samples and probably doesn't reflect the true majority's view, but it does give a genuine glimpse on the people's perception of others in general!
Chinese Singaporeans are the majority though which almost all of them are, so yes it is a representative sample.
@@daeseongkim93 Yes, as a Singaporean Chinese, I can say we are a majority.
However, this is still not a true representative as it make us appear that the ethnic minorities are "non-existent", which is a gross misrepresentation of Singapore when Singaporean Malays stands the second largest after ethnic Chinese in Singapore, therefore I have to disagree with you that it is not a representative sample when only one major ethnicity in Singapore are being interviewed.
Anyone who loves China only could proof she/he not living in china mainland. if really wonderful place y so many rich man fled to Singapore but not no Singapore to China mainland?
"What is your perception of China as a Singaporean ?"
"I am Chinese-Indonesian"
😅
Hahaha exactly. but her opinion is very straight and trying to see from S'pore perspective objectively...
You can be Chinese Indonesian and singaporean
Lol. Most Singaporeans are of Chinese ethnicity to some degree
@@rockerdrake I know about the race in Singapore, But it's just funny cause i have assumption, she just reside there temporary so basically she's Indonesian since the country itself doesn't recognize dual citizenship or maybe she's indeed Singaporean but has Indonesian ancestry
@@yxt8948 well we don't know if she just become Singaporean citizen in the end, but Indonesia doesn't recognize dual citizenship so if she's not, then basically she's Indonesian and contradict the tittle
Very enlightening. Thank you!
I've learned a lot from the interviews in the video, they are really educated and well explained!
The guy speaking from 7:28 about Singapore's independence, obviously doesn't know his history lessons in school. Singapore didn't want to be independent in 1965. Singapore was expelled from Malaysia by then PM Tunku Abdul Rahman. Singapore had nothing and went through a lot of hardships in the initial stage of independence trying very hard to survive. Added to that the British military packed up and left Singapore in 1967 without bothering to help in any way.
I agree. This man seems to have limited knowledge and only speak based on his own biasness and narrow view
He was speaking about Malaysia’s (including Singapore) independence from the British, not Singaporean independence from Malaysia
@@cungcung5042 he's young give him a break.
He didn't read LKY's books.
In the opposite view, the speaking is probably nearer to the present perspective from 1967.
I like how a guy responded in 11:57. If Singapore is really big in land mass would have more independent than now. My personal view.
Very interesting interview. Thanks Asian boss
I agree with @J.G. it is refreshing to hear intelligent and honest responses to the questions asked. This was a very good interview. Thanks Asian Boss!
Singapore is the one government modern China had learnt the most from.
singapore is west style and even teach in english,,why should china do ?why is something against USA should be changed?who cares i mean?USA is trash
they once planned to learn from Singapore in 1990s with the investments of Singapore, but as other western countries came into China, they just looked down on this city-state.
US made Singapore
exactly, Chinese senior officials are all trained at the Singapore Management University
so its rather funny to have the fat Singaporean say "I don't like their government"!
@@welchluo Planned ? No, China learned a LOT from Singapore. Chinese government has tremendous respect toward LKY
Please do a What (other countries) think of Singapore!! Id love to hear what they think.
Very good interviewees 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
I'm a Singaporean..hear me out.
When I speak with my fellow colleagues consisting of Singaporean Chinese, Singaporean of other races, and foreigners, most people don't favour either country. We adopt a pragmatic approach to working with both big countries on areas that are aligned with our vision and values.
If US can't trade that services, goods and resources, we go to China. If China can't trade that, we go to US. If both countries can provide the services, goods and resources, we diversity our portfolio. It always prudent not to put all eggs in one basket.
Though the majority of Singaporeans are Chinese, the local Chinese lead a very different lifestyle from the Chinese in China. We have different ideology, way of life and culture from them. So it definitely doesn't make Singaporean Chinese in general more favourful of China. If you really want to know how a Singaporean Chinese think, speak to a Singaporean Chinese. If you want to know how Singaporean Malay think, speak to a Singaporean Malay. All other voices here in this comment section don't matter if they are not Singaporeans to begin with as they wouldn't know what we think and feel. But again, each person you speak to can only represent themselves just as my comment here.
I believe our own Singaporean values, identity, and unique culture will guide us well in decisions when dealing with both countries.
We don't favour 'relationship' here as we honour hardwork and meritocracy. And that's why the China way of using 'relationship' in politics and business don't work here. We don't favour 'a mere literal interpretation of liberalism and freedom of speech' too as we live, study, work and play with people of different races and religions, and we have to be sensitive towards others' feelings too. And that's the issue we see in US where hate speech becomes uncontrollable.
Thus, given our uniqueness, there is no siding with either countries as both parties are crucial to our survival.
Taiwan independence issue wise, personally for me, I believe to keep status quo. Don't ruffle the feather. No one wants to see war. And I still hope to travel to Taiwan in future to enjoy their unique culture and people.
And what do you think of China? LOL
One of the common themes I see in Asian politics generally is that they (the public and the government) are immature. Perhaps with the exception of Japan. They fear to have a firm opinion.
What do i mean? Well westerners generally both HAVE strong views and TOLERATE strong views, because right and wrong has been well tested in the west due to many wars fought between once politically immature nations. I am not talking about government specifically, but the way the public interprets politics role in society.
The Chinese right now are a menace to every nation not governed by the CCP and that is a big problem for the rest of the world. Whats even more alarming is most Chinese citizens, having never known any different so blindly support their government both in form and personalities. Communism has been proven NOT to work over the longer term. Democracy is by no means perfect either, but there is one essential difference, democracy as a system does not assume to be so. Its the undying belief and conviction (and indoctrination) in the party and the political ideal that is dangerous to other free societies full of free thinking people. No individual and no entity has a supreme right to rule or govern. NEVER. The right to govern must be earnt by the society it professes to represent, which is an impossible outcome if people have been taught to not even think for themselves.
You literally have a father son succession of Prime Minister
Sure there are differences between Chinese in China and Chinese in Singapore, but there some deep rooted cultural ties that you may not even realize
Although younger Singaporean Chinese tend to worship white people
@@rufanuf1 I think you might have mistaken having a strong, firm view with taking sides. Having an opinion is not the same as taking sides.
Singaporeans, and Singaporean foreign policy, do have a strong and firm view of being pragmatic and neutral in our way of treating other countries. Our ministers have firmly stated this, and have firmly acted in accordance with this view. We have never deviated from this fundamental principle. Some of our ministers have even firmly retorted foreigners who insist on pressing Singapore to choose sides.
After all, the only interest Singapore should be concerned with is Singapore's interest. And the only actions Singapore should take should be those that benefit Singapore. This is a firm and mature foreign policy position.
As for what we think of China. One important distinction many fail to make is, there is a difference between the CCP, the Chinese people, and the Chinese culture. Singaporean Chinese identifying with some elements of the Chinese culture is not the same as Singaporean Chinese approving the CCP.
@@edib3lastname882 And there you have it. You just illustrated my point beautifully. You do understand that "taking sides" as you put it, is the very immaturity I mention in my comment about Asians and political beliefs? When it comes to political culture thinking that taking sides is the same as having conviction and knowing right from wrong are the same thing as simply being too scared to stand up against wrong doing. Well one day if you do not "take sides" in your political beliefs you will end up just another subject province of the CCP and I fear many Asian countries will simply roll over when they come for your leaders. After all fighting for your beliefs is not healthy right?
@@rufanuf1 Taiwan is part of china ,no matter people or culture.differences between this two area is just like difference between north china and south china .😀
Thank you for this segment. I think it’s quite a fair picture. If interviews with non-ethnic-Chinese Singaporeans were included it’ll be even better.
For non-Chinese who can only read English news, most of them would hold a negative view of China because of Western news propaganda.
that wouldn't be so easy to find considering the non chinese percentage is less than one quarter...
@@xiewh02 you speak as if they do not appear on the streets. Slightly less than a quarter is still about 1 in 4
@@xiewh02 1/4? That's a lot compared with how minorities are defined in the US. You spoke as if their voices can be ignored! Well, SG isn't a democratic system anyway, strictly speaking !
@@xiewh02 Not easy go find?
Are you searching in the Jungle or something? Stand at the entrance of any major MRT station in the day, and you will be bound to find one within minutes.
Responsible media results in rational and objective views in the general public. I can total see this dynamic from this video. Respect
That's an excellent point!
Lmfao responsible media?more like controlled media.
@@RonLarhz Controlled media cannot be responsible?
@@rachel11z22
No. Duh.
@@RonLarhzbelieve or not, all the medias r controlled by governments more or less. So called western 'free' medias r just another kind of more delicate propaganda. U can only find the truth by comparison on ur own.
Fantastic and very insightful interviews. They should all just get along and peace is always a beautiful thing.
"They should all just get along"?!? Who should get along with whom? You actually think that wars start because people who don't have contact with each other can't get along?
Love this content
Thank you Asian Boss, videos like what this country think of that country are topics people are curious to know. It helps us understand the global situations in Earth. Singapore is a nice country, my family have been there long time ago. They loved it. I will go to Singapore in future.
真的很感謝這個頻道！像某某國家對於別的國家的看法一直是很多人想去觀看去了解的題材！這讓我們更了解國際情勢的發展！對於新加坡呢，這是我很想去的一個國家，覺得這地方很棒！我親戚很久前去過，他們很愛新加坡呢！✈️.
But it could be better when ethnic minorities (Singaporean Malays and Indians) are included. We are not a Chinese nation, but a multiracial, multicultural Singapore. Just felt they are underrepresented in this video and it would be more better to have them included.
Well done interviews! Singaporeans are quite objective and pragmatic about the Chinese influence in Singapore, the media coverage regarding China and the international relations to US and China. All interviewers revealed Singaporeans' ability to interpret and analyze the information they received and think logically in realistic standpoint. Singapore will continue to thrive for sure.
Singapore is amazing, with technology, like Japan. Singapore has been tourism attractions for decades....have you been to Singapore? I plan to go there one day.
@@asianprince8718 Been to Singapore once, I was welcomed warmly there and saw everyone talking to me with a smile on their face..
@@cloudscape5996
How was your stay? Hotels very large?
It seems Singaporean views of China vs the US are pretty bipolar ! On one hand, SG relies on the US allies for defense security, buying weapons from the US and getting military training from Taiwan etc. On the other hand, Singaporeans reap financial benefits by doing business with China and they invited A LOT of new Chinese immigrants to settle down in the city that turned out leveraging a huge influence on the public opinions towards China in the city country. I get an impression that Singaporeans are riding on the fence regarding relations with the US and China. Fence riding may appear safe and beneficial in short term but it's never been a good strategy for long once two sides of the fence are at odds. And now they are at odds, not just ignorable friction. History has proven my view again and over again. Philippines is the most recent example of failure that trying to appease China while the US is their protector in reality at the same time. When Chinese military started aggression in the vicinity of Philippines territories, Filipinos couldn't help but cry out to the US for help. LOL. Philippines just refused to renew a navy base contract with the US on their soil and was all excited to deepen relation with China not long ago and then they cried out for saving grace from the US. How ridiculous! I expect to see Singapore in a similar situation in the near future if the CCP doesn't collapse. That's foreseeable given that the CCP has been aggressively promoting Great China Rejuvenation around the world for a long while and now they're eager to reap the results.
@@asianprince8718 Stay was good! the hotel we stayed at wasn't exactly that large but def pretty convenient.. It was near Mustafa Center and I remember the place being very lively even during the night that it never felt it was even night already.. I was still 7 or 8 y/o at that time so my dad handed me a small card of the hotel and a small map that were provided in the reception itself for free so if I ever get lost i'd know how to get back and the staff too felt really supporting and helping at that.. I'm super used to honking in my country so in my trip of Malaysia and Singapore, travelling along felt enjoyable at best cuz no one honks and roads are so good, I remember being in the bus and feeling like sleeping cuz of no jerks at all, as if i'm on my bed.. We also went to Universal Studios at Sentosa and experienced the "Songs of the Sea" show, was really incredible.. First we tried to just go to Universal Studios just like that but couldn't get in and figured we have to get our booking done prior or else there's little to no chance so we went again next time with booking and that was too an experience i can never forget.. Amazing rides and great place in general..
very objective. Thumbs up!
Interesting. Appreciate it
comparing the Singaporean views and the ones in Taiwan, you can feel how deeply politicians and political parties can affect the general public
It's both ways. The politicians only get voted (in democracies anyway) because they reflect back what the public want to hear in the first place. The two reinforce each other.
The politicians can be elected by the public in favor of completely different issues, e.g. domestic ones. But they can however change the public in the way how they want to guarantee votes for the next Election. The DPP is a typical example.
Singapore views are more rational
@@ruan13o The key is who controls the media and propaganda.
@@ruan13o better than a dictatorship.
I'm American-Born whom is mostly black but has Asian roots as my great grandmother whom was from Oklahoma was part Chinese from what my mother told me and couldn't agree more with what all the interviewers have said in this topic! I also agree 101% on the older Singaporean-Chinese man @ 9:30 saying that his roots of origin comes from Singapore as he's born in the country but still has roots from Mainland China from his grandparents which I can relate as well. I've always been curious of the Chinese culture myself when it comes to Buddhism as I feel more opened yet comfortable to practice it by being caring of nature, how there are downsides in life that will have to balance out on its own and even respecting people that are much older than me as that's how I was raised. It makes me aware of how someone that's Chinese lives based off their own culture that I don't discriminate as I know how it feels by being discriminated for my skin pigment and even the way I speak as well even though I'm high-functioning autistic.
My soul feels old in the inside as I don't really relate to many people my age by following social media trends to dressing up a certain way but still seen as youthful on the outside by people regardless of the mental health issues I struggle on a daily basis. What the older man & man in the gray-black shirt mentioned of a balance between the China & U.S. is so agreeable to me as there has to be both balances when it comes to Singapore having their food resources from China as they're much closer to export while for the U.S. it would be for the military when it comes to fighter planes and other self-defense materials overseas @ 12:37 that he has mentioned as well.
Practically, there has to be a *Yin-Yang* balance between Singapore & the U.S. to follow so that Singapore can still stay ties with China as the Singaporeans originated their independence from the British but still has Chinese roots either way. ☯︎
I really enjoyed the people you interview Asian Boss as it really spreads the message on how opened the Chinese are in other countries outside China that the Chinese media normally doesn't explain to us about. ^.^
All of them answered the questions so well! Much respect. Looks like they are no strangers to this kind of discussions.
2:08 - 2:22 Well said by this young man.
Interesting, thank you.
I wish Singapore more prosperity and better ❤️🇸🇬
I learned a lot about Singapore that I hadn't realized. Thank you, Asian Boss! I did become acquainted with two young people from Singapore through friends while on a trip to China and had learned only a bit about the country then.
how was your trip to China? Did you enjoy the food?
@@asianprince8718 Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed China. Made a big impression on me and learned at lot. The food came in many varieties and was good.
interesting, thank you!
Finally the viewers increase
Keep it up boss
I am a 15-year-old Chinese student studying in Singapore. I have a very good impression of Singapore, because the people here have a very high education and quality. When I first came to Singapore, many Singaporean friends took me to various places. Although some people would maliciously satirize me, I do not care about it. I think Singapore is the most developed country in Asia and even the world, And the mixed race girls in Singapore are very beautiful
欢迎你到新加坡。不要让那些孤陋寡闻的新加坡人的恶意行为影响你。虽然我们很发达但我们毕竟是小国，眼界狭隘的人还是挺多的。
@@n661 谢谢，也欢迎你来中国，哪里都有眼界狭隘的人，我们只需要不理会就好，毕竟有句话说得好“狗向你吠你难道要吠回去？”
@nsxr甲 说的就是你这种人😅
@nsxr甲 啥人都有哥们，没啥事，新加坡姑娘不错，你也可以来留学看看能不能找到
@@jakebricker634 说的你这种人
I used to live in Europe and UK for 10 years when I was a youngster and I have been living in the USA and Canada for the last 40 years.
My grandfather/mother left China 1892.
I love Chinese people and its culture.
Do I like Western countries and the USA ? Well, I was brainwashed.
Please look deeply and passionately.
I take my hat off to China !
God bless.
You could have titled this 'What do Singaporean Chinese think of China' and it'd be more accurate.
Well you know 70% of the Singaporean population is Chinese
the majority matters bro
Tell that too the malaysians to title "malaysians malay" nextime
jigsoree For Chinese videos they gotta make it "what do Han Chinese think of XYZ" too yeh?
@@robinhood1939 As a fellow Singaporean, i dont care about Malaysia. Typical Malaysian so self centered talking about Malaysia in a Singapore video
This Video shows Singapore’s education system are very successful, their answers are quite reasonable and independent, not much influenced by social media or propaganda
I am pretty sure that most of developing country prefers China over US. The most of westerner adapts the biased reports or news from Western and it affects them to see the real China. But China itself definitely got some issues. In general, China isn’t a veil country as western media describes.
China is willing to invest and build infrastructure in developing countries and this improves the lives of the citizens as well has providing more employment opportunities. I have never seen any western countries helping out developing countries by building advanced infrastructures to better the lives of citizens. All the west has done to developing countries is try to convince them to go against China, the country that built modern infrastructures and gave opportunities to the local people.
As a born and bred Singaporean I have always aligned with Chinese culture more than Western culture.
That is a very natural thing. I think Chinese culture is more favourable to authoritarian type Governments. Singapore is a democracy but not by some measures, like how it treats the opposition. Taiwan has a Chinese culture but is far more democratic than Singapore. As expressed here Singapore best position is to stay neutral. I wonder how America & China will view that if they go to war. As in many wars some countries are involved because they have to be. Others choose a favourable moment and pick a side.
@@Andy-P I think Singaporeans are more democratic than Taiwan, Singaporean officials are clean and efficient, and they don't fight in parliament. Taiwan's democracy copies all the flaws of American democracy.
@@Andy-P so you saying chinese culture is compatible with communism ? , if that was the case why did Mao did culture revolution that destroy pretty much most chinese culture and traditions living mainlander chinese with morality problem , many of mainland chinese lack basic manners in my opinion cuz of cultural revolution
I align with Korean k pop culture only
@@ims3312 How can you call Singapore more democratic than Taiwan when just one party has ruled Singapore since its independence, whereas parties change in Taiwan more frequently.
Impressed by their pragmatic view, worth we all to take a learn...
Singaporean citizens seem so well-informed, reasonable, and intelligent. Try asking random people on the street about this in the US. You will get a bunch of ill-informed uneducated people ranting and raving.
yee-yee brother !
Absolutely spot on. Just see what was happening when D. Trump was in office....Chaos
Singapore has around 78% ethnic Chinese and most Singaporeans will view China positively due to increased exposure to China's culture compared to westerners who may not have any exposure to China, only through negative western media reporting. We are more pragmatic and don't subscribe to liberal ideals only.
spot on! 👏
But most Singaporean have personal experiences with the rudeness of Chinese tourists so their views might not be that favorable
You can consume and enjoy Chinese culture without agreeing with Chinese politics. I would say most Singaporean Chinese know the flaws of both “liberal ideals” and Chinese authoritarianism. The danger is in simplistically lumping everything as “pro” or “anti” China. And also in conflating the Chinese ethnicity with nationality. Just because we’re Chinese, doesn’t mean we have to align with the mainland politically.
@@tm-he8uc I'm as jiak kantang as it gets, but even I can see that the growing number of chinese singaporeans that go out of their way to differentiate themselves from 'backward', 'unwesternized' mainlanders is honestly very cringe.
I get that we got culturally vacuumed into speaking a colonizer's language, and also got our actual chinese dialects 'gently' pushed away in favor of mandarin, and seeking our own identity is just human nature, but we have to be very careful not to be bigoted or classist about it.
@@hkay3127 There are two main aspects of rudeness that I perceive in Chinese tourists, one is loud talking in public and the obsession with showing off how rich they are. But when I visit my Chinese friends' homes (especially those in northern China), I can clearly feel that they are just being casual. Plus, the famous Roaring Twenties in the United States was also a period of economic boom (Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby") I reckon that there were no fewer Americans in the Roaring Twenties who loved to show off their wealth than there are in China today and it's just because of globalization hadn't started yet, and people couldn't see each other up close like they can now through the biased media. Finally, I do agree with what Gu Hongming wrote in his book "The Spirit of the Chinese People", 👉"There is an indescribable something in the Chinese people which, in spite of their want of habits of cleanliness and refinement, in spite of their many defects of mind and character, makes foreigners like them as foreigners like no other people. This indescribable something which I have defined as gentleness softens and mitigates if it does not redeem, the physical and moral defects of the Chinese in the hearts of foreigners...The politeness of the Japanese, on the other hand, although elaborate, is not so pleasing, and I have heard some foreigners express their dislike of it because it is what may be called rehearsal politeness - politeness learned by heart as in a theatrical piece. It is not spontaneous politeness that comes directly from the heart. In fact, the politeness of the Japanese is like a flower without fragrance, whereas the politeness of a really polite Chinese has a perfume like the aroma of a precious ointment which comes from the heart."
I like Singapore a lot. They have the most nuanced and logical views of the world.
have you been to Singapore
Gotta start from the leaders
I mean China did model their government after Singapore from the 80s and forward.
valuable opinions
2:35 It’s funny when she was actually in China she feel good about China. And when she Was under western propaganda …. you get what I mean
Yeah bc when she was in china it was all Chinese propaganda
*When she was in China and under Chinese propaganda
新加坡人很实际的🇸🇬
People there from Singapore are realistic
They know they need to be friends with everyone
,您所謂很實際是指什麼地方呢？賺錢嗎？還是...？
@@asianprince8718 感觉各方面都是。小岛大浪吹就是例子
Because singapore is tiny.
@@asianprince8718 各个方面，感觉他们很理性
Be friends with everyone would be ideal, except that it gets tricky when you have a friend who says "You are either with me or against me".
This was very interesting. We need to hear each others around the world , not depend only on political powers to relate to others. Seen from The view point of an 86 years old Canadian , born and raised French.
I'm assuming the recent survey is the one from Pew Research Center that has been quoted in multiple media outlets. In that report. 19 countries were surveyed, out of which 5 are indo-pac countries. Singapore and Malaysia scores are pretty close in favorable scores, while Japan, S Korea & Australia are in the opposite spectrum. Many other Indo-pac countries weren''t surveyed. The report itself is an interesting read, but do note that some bias may arise from countries selected for survey.
Thank you for the information but they just wasted money on Japan, S Korea & Australia.😂
Singaporean here. When I was a kid, my parents would send money and clothes to their China relatives because they were so poor. When China became rich and powerful, my dad told me that with a powerful China, we Chinese have a place to stand on the world stage. The west has to understand that China has the right to develop and take their rightful place on the world stage.
Yes. But please be gentle. Do not do it too abruptly. In that past, too many nations made that mistake!
My dad said the samething.
国内大部分人觉得新加坡跟香港台湾一样，都亲美西化，不友好不会跟我们亲近！ 😅
Your Dad was more Chinese then Singaporean then?
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I would like to see Asian opinions on recent US controversies like RoevWade and the like which put an interesting perspective on things.
北京人 2019年去新加坡旅游 有种回家的感觉 华人之间有种奇妙的气场 温和 乐观 勤奋 我尊重新加坡人对中国大陆的各种不同的 宝贵的见解和观点 …
I think if you interviewed some Singaporeans who are not ethnic Chinese, this would have been more balanced and interesting
yeah obviously the malays and the indian singaporeans would have a much more negative view about china...
@@lyhthegreat The Malays will have an even more negative view of the US....Iraq War, Palestine, etc..
@@geneee3168 true but i doubt they love china either ways..
@@lyhthegreat I'm a Malay, and I view the United States more imperialist and oppressive compared to China.
@@ayatollxh6539 But in general, are Malays negative against Chinese people? I have some Chinese Malaysian friends who told me there are grudges and hatred between them in Malaysia which caused some "disasters" in the past.
I like to think that when push comes to shove, us Singaporeans will side with Singapore rather than the West or China. For me, I tend to side and identify myself as Singaporean Chinese, but my loyalty does not lie with China itself. There are policies from both the West and China that I agree and disagree with. I think the problem is that both sides are too polarized and tend to muddy the waters when it comes to the faults of their own respective ideals. What we need to do, is lock Biden and Xi into the same room for 72 hrs and not let them out until they've finished hashing things out. With food and water in the room ofc 😂. Prosperity lies in cooperation; decimation lies in war. It's a very simple choice that I hope ppl can make.
It’s a neat idea to live in a dream world but reality hurts as much as US hegemony in yr part of the world is as real as it can get.! What Xi wants to do is to break it in as much as Biden wants to reinforce it. So u can now see the dilemma.
I totally agree and I’m on board with you on your idea to lock them in the same room. I think our privilege of being in Singapore - several arms length away from both countries is being able to empathize a little with both. I think that there isn’t enough opportunity for mutual understanding and interaction to take place. The us vs them mentality is still very strong now.
Well said
Of course, China relys on Malacca strait for trading, if west force Singapore to cut the strait from China, China will be in engery and economic crisis. So it is building ports and strait in other countries especially in ally countries like Pakistan which will be protected by China from other countries.
However, The US wanna use the strait to knock down the China's development from time to time.
Since Singapore does not stick to China for everything, China is exploring new trade route by building infrastructure, ports in other countries to reduce the risk of Malacca strait.
Both sides would be polarized surely as China relys on strait for survive and development, and the US relys on it to slow down China's development and threaten its security.
When you talk about lock Biden and Xi into a room for 72hrs, we all can tell you are pro-China. 😉 how can a 81 yrs old man beat a big fat ‘Xi Dada’, a guy used to carry 100 kg grain and walk 5km without a break? Unlike many people laugh at his claim, I believe Xi did do so before.
jesus they articulate so well. such intelligent ppl
How to “avoid being caught in the middle of big power rivalry”? - always see things from the perspective of your country’s own interest - in other words, based on Singapore’s interest, no one else’s.
To the USA: “you are still the dominant hyper power, but China is growing and catching up. We have a great and enduring relationship, we still see USA as vibrant, innovative and influential. But do we want to be like America in every aspect? NO! We see you at eye-level and when we disagree with your POV, we will tell you “those are YOUR values, we disagree and let’s discuss it”
To China: “we share similar Chinese traditions/ culture, language as well. But we are Singaporeans, not China Chinese. We act according to Singapore’s interest, not China’s.
Unfortunately it is not that easy. If China and US goes to war, do you let the US navy to refuel or do repair in SG ports knowing that when the US sails back to the warzone they will kill more Chinese people and probably some of them are relatives of Singaporean Chinese?
Are you sure you can look in the eye of an American and discuss about your SG interest? Comes push or shove, the Americans will sanction you economically or financially or probably regime change your leader to get what they want till you comply. This is their DNA in US's international "negotiation' tactic for centuries. Real life is no Hollywood or US's TV sitcoms.
Be careful not to be the servant of america and europe!!
@@kevnlevn8570 From your words and dubious profile, you are already a servant (internet army) of China's government LOLZ - dun worry about me, you be careful not to believe all the propaganda your China government is putting out
This 👍🏻
YESYES EXELLENCY WE ARE SINGAPOREANSTANUP HIGHEST LEVELS!!!!!!!!!!
I love the girl who said my living and my personal experience in China is positive. But after reading all the western media, now it's negative. That tells you all truth about the real perception.
Why do Weatern media say negative about China? Which news are you referring to?
Well, it also depends on how long she's lived aboard. I was exactly like her after living in the US for five years. But now that I've passed the ten year mark, my opinion changed a lot...
@@asianprince8718 yahoo news singapore
@@qyyang1001 exactly. when you can see it with your own eyes, you realize it’s all biased from all sides… though I feel US slightly winning on being more prejudice and arrogant…
Mainstream western media are extremely powerful and we need to be wary that they can always turn and go against Singapore.
Marie from Asian Boss says "Singapore is one of the only countries in the Asia-Pacific that favours China over the U.S. according to a recent survey" --- can someone please share the link to this survey?
I think they are referring to the Pew Research Centre's Spring 2021 Global Attitudes Survey.
@@RG-ki1bg If that's the case, then Asian Boss is massively misleading. Singapore was the ONLY country that was surveyed that isn't already an ally of the United States. There is no survey data included in that study for Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Timor-Leste, or any of the Pacific nations. Creating a video and saying "Singapore is the only country that favours China" when it's literally the only South East Asian / Pacific country surveyed, is just one of many examples demonstrating the blatantly bias content Marie produces for this channel.
Hey Asian Boss, why is it news when an Asian country does not have an overtly anti-China stance ? Must all Asian countries be absolutely aligned with the US in what is essentially an economic rivalry between those 2 countries ?
This question is interesting for me too. I don't think that America is the perfect example of political and social governance every other nation should follow. I'd even dare say that in other Asian countries China perceived as a more effective government
This isn't even a balanced/well rounded interview.
I personally hate china but understand the economy side of it where gov have to do biz with them.
None of them are truly saying what they feel, just being politically correct.
Also our foreign policy is to be neutral since independence.
Seems pretty natural to think that most of south east asia is "anti-china" when looking at the current chinese politics in the south china see. It's also quite normal to fear the big guy right next to you more than the big guy living on the other side of the planet.
The camera quality is so good the interviwees look ai generated
Even Singaporeans can't get many things of China right, the west propaganda machines are really powerful.
You can really see the western propaganda winning especially if you consume English media.
One of my Singapore friends said that he is a westernize liberal but if a war break out between the two superpowers, he will side with China like his grandfather had done to support motherland during WW2.
Doesn't sound much of a western liberal if he will side with China - just because his Grandfather came from there. Hardly any Americans of Japanese heritage sided with Japan in WW2. Even though they were treated poorly by the American Government at the start of the war.
❤️ we are all 炎黄子孙
If China and Singapore goes into war how? He and most Chinese in Singapore will surrender themselves and let china control Singapore?
What a traitor
@@MagePlue traitor? You mean 汉奸？
Wonderful
Just a question: when are you doing interview in Xinjiang?
The era of globalization was over. The US-China conflict will deepen. The US is forming a new semiconductor alliance to cut off the semiconductor supply chain to China, and neighboring countries now have to choose between the US and China. This is very difficult issue to neighboring countries.
it is not clear yet the outcome of the new policy. it is likely, very likely, that the outcome is a “combined force”. I hope china and us both will soften their push and compromise.
Well, to avoid a misconception, it is important to mention that the majority of Chinese Singaporeans do have the origin of present-day South China. Their ancestors did not speak Mandarin Chinese but other Sinitic languages like Hakka and Cantonese. And even many years after the establishment of the Republic of Singapore, Mandarin Chinese was not taught in Singaporean schools. However, then, Lee Kwan Yew changed everything. He allowed teaching Mandarin Chinese and even he, a person who spoke English in the majority of his life, started learning it. The reason was Lee hoped that Singaporeans would be good neutral people. I mean when they could speak English, they could easily adopt the developments of the West. Meanwhile, when they could speak Mandarin, they could understand one of the most lucrative markets in the world. Bascially, Singaporeans could be a bridge between the West and China, what Hongkongers were when they were under the reign of the British Empire. Unfortunately, not all Singaporeans today can speak Mandarin fluently. They mainly speak English and only speak Mandarin in specific cases.
Hokkien is our unofficial 2nd language, even non-Chinese Singaporeans use it.
Singlish is our first btw
@@bcpjw what is singlish? English?
@@asianprince8718 Singaporean English - Singlish
Great view. Nowadays, South China citizens are still trying to understand the northern culture and the Beijing government. There are great differences between the South and the North, which the northern people haven't realized. Maybe a bridge between the North and the South is more needed than the one between China and the West.
@@alanzheung2134 that’s why mandarin was standardized as the official spoken language when PRC was founded. It’s sole purpose is to facilitate communication btw people speaking different dialects and having different customs /culture. Like north and south as you mentioned. The result is good as expected. it strengthens national unity making us realize we have more in common than our differences.
Chinese around the world should look after each other
I am really stressful to watch this video hahahaha, it's almost like a scenario of IELTS test for me LOL.
The knowledge on the historical context and culture of both countries are important in order to comment. Opinions formed from sentiments and personal preference without much reference to international protocols could be subconsciously or unwittingly bias. At least be knowledgeable about what constitutes the one China principle and the 3 Communiques between China and the US. Be mindful of who controls the media narratives globally and what impact it has on shaping attitude.
Ditto!
I saw a video of a Malaysian person of Chinese origin who is practicing Vietnamese. Surprisingly, he says that Singapore is more likely to be an ally of the United States of America, but they still hope China will develop more and there won’t be a conflict between two great powers.
那个是马来西亚极端分子，在台湾上学，觉得自己国家的华人看太多中国电视剧，用中国软件，故意想挑拨各个地方的人去仇恨中国。华人思想就是想和平相处，越南也是，两边讨好，左右逢源😂😂
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Ofcourse they do...they realize that west culture are also toxic for chinese generation.
Only a more powerful China could make a balance of terror from which world peace is likely to be retainable.
as a singaporean, i agree
How do the Austronesians feel looking at a video of a country located in Austronesia region but none of the interviewees is Austronesian?
It’s interesting to hear some views from young Singaporeans about their country’s position between the rival super powers in their part of the world. Understandably, SG needs to walk a tight rope very carefully to ensure their nation’s survival economically & politically. So a misstep could be disastrous for the island nation & its people could work harder together to maintain that delicate balancing act. We wish them the best.
They also have to work with a sizeable population of immigrants I think mostly from South Asia ans the middle East actually it's a real melting pot not too unlike the U.S.
I'm Singaporean Chinese and I would generally agree with the older man and woman in striped shirt the most. We want to be neutral as far as possible (so much so we have aimed to become 'Switzerland of the East') in any superpower conflict. However if Singapore is forced to pick sides I'm almost certain the Singapore government will lean towards the US & its allies (eg EU, Australia, Japan, South Korea) as a pragmatic move. This may, however, change in the future if China becomes more powerful than the US and the global balance of power shifts. Regarding Taiwanese independence, I don't think most Singaporeans would support this, myself included. Taiwan has historically and legislatively been part of the Republic of China (ROC) and all countries in the United Nations only recognises only the existence of PRC or ROC. There is no reason to change that or to create an independent "Republic of Taiwan" out of thin air unless you are seeking to provoke and create conflict in the region (which I believe is what some US politicians have been trying to do now, starting with the visit of Nancy Pelosi, the US warships sailing through the Taiwan strait and Marsha Blackburn signalling her "support for Taiwan independence"). China has exercised immense restraint in this matter and personally I would actually support China in the Taiwan issue because the U.S. is clearly unabashedly provoking China in this regard and its no longer even subtle at this point. Many have tried to draw parallels between the Russia-Ukraine issue and the China-Taiwan issue but these are 2 very distinct problems. Ukraine is a sovereign nation in the United Nations according to international law, whereas Taiwan is officially part of China (with ROC only considered an alternative government of China). China has time and time again said that this is an "internal affair" which does not require foreign intervention, which is completely true in the eyes of international law and sovereignty.
Many Singaporeans also have had plenty of exposure to Taiwanese culture, starting from the 90s when Taiwanese Mandopop was extremely popular among youngsters here and also soap dramas which have gained popularity with the older generation. There is also many Hokkien songs from Taiwan which are immensely popular in Singapore owing to our common ancestry and background (we are mostly descended from southern Fujian aka Minnan region of China); hence generally I would say Singaporeans do like Taiwanese culture in general. Taiwan is also a very popular holiday destination. Hence we are able to empathise with the Taiwanese in many areas and we don't wish for Taiwan to go to war. However I think it's best that Taiwan remains as it is in the status quo instead of trying to seek independence. It should exist in the form of an alternative government to China (the ROC) which is in itself a very respectable political entity with a long history founded by Sun Yat-sen. In any situation its best that Taiwan retains its autonomy (ensure that it does not slip down the same route that Hong Kong did), its freedoms and serves as a progressive model to which China might want to adopt in the future.
In addition, Sun Yat-sen is a common rallying figure greatly respected by all Chinese people. A portrait of him is present not just in the ROC (Taiwan) parliament but also the Congress of the People in PRC (China). In a sense most PRC Chinese are aware of the horrific things Mao did in the past, and Mao Zedong pales in comparison to the level of respect that Sun Yat-sen commands even in mainland China. Clearly there is some common ground here that both ROC (Taiwan) and PRC can work towards.
You mean everyone loves a winner. Well it's no root
oof! sad to say it, but I don't think Lee Kwan Yew would attach the island to a massive sinking ship like the US. Ofc I would be lambasted for saying something like this in the past but the conflict in Ukraine has utterly revealed the Americans do not care about their allies in Europe or Ukraine or Afghanistan or anywhere at all. They will ship weapons & throw Ukrainians into the meat grinder if they think these tactics will "weaken" the russian federation in some way.
Ukranie ceased to be a sovereign nation when it's democratically elected government was overthrown in a coupe in 2014. The eastern Donbas region contested the new puppet Porochenko regime & thus fell under the ire of NATO training zealous neonazi battalions to shell them for 8 years. Arestovich (Zelensky's top advisor) has recently revealed in an interview that in December, the Ukies had amassed 200,000 troops & were about to unleash hell upon Donetsk & Luhansk people's republics & take back the region including Crimea.
Too bad evil putie intercepted them
@@YummYakitori Taiwan could retains its autonomy even when they become part of china like HongKong and Macau under the one country two system. The only reason they not doing it is become the current party want to keep in power longer all by themselves by licking uncle Sam shoes. I very much support progressiveness but freedom is overrated.
Wow...I thought Singaporeans are educated and Intelligent people but I am provened wrong by all the Singaporeans choosing their consumerism opportunities over chinese land grabbing and sea grabbing adventures in South East Asia and in indo-china borders....By your logic - taiwan beings to China, then if that's the case, then you must also be agreeing to Russia trying to capture all the former USSR states cuz Singaporeans, chinese and russians think alike - they all belive any part of territories can't ask for independence
I wished Singapore and Hong Kong could geographically swapped their locations ...then Singaporeans will warmly accept CCP and mentally indoctrination...
I’m a kiwi Chinese who has just visited Singapore a week ago. It’s a beautiful country with such impressive history and leadership! It looks like a top tier country with not only phenomenal economic growth but the country is safe, vibrant an culturally in harmony. Well done Singapore!
The video was interesting as my impressions in the country is that ethnically most of the people were Chinese ie they were descendants from China. China ( Deng Xiao Ping) also came to Singapore in the 1970s to learn how Singapore became economically successful and the the followed Lee Kwan Yu’s blueprint. China has risen from absolute poverty to now being the number 2 economy in the world very similar to Singapore now number 2-3 in the world per capita. Both countries have done very well. So I can see why there would be some bias towards China. As the interviews showed age has an influence on the attitude towards China. Being neutral is not only a cultural thing but also sensible given Singapore needs to trade with both China and USA. Cool and interesting video! Thanks. 👍
Does kiwi Chinese mean Chinese New Zealander? Cause at first sight I thought of 猕猴桃🤣
Singapore is a small country, even smaller than Taiwan.
Be careful not to be the servant or plaything of america!!
@@greattaiwan2899 Singapore is smaller than Lake Taupo in the central North Island of NZ. It makes what they have achieved so much more impressive!
@@darrellwong4097 It is small which makes it insignificant
Singapore's English broadcast media (especially Channel News Asia) is Western-leaning, while the Chinese broadcast media is more neutral. The English papers are also fairly neutral, while the Chinese papers are more China-leaning. Youngsters tend to favour the western views because English is our first language, and with most online and social media platforms being Western, they tend to be more exposed to pro-Western and anti-China information. Many youngsters are not proficient in Mandarin enough to consume Chinese media. As people mature and began to have a more holistic and realistic view of the world and human nature, they began to appreciate the wisdom of the Chinese/East Asian culture.
Western culture appeals to people's short-term emotions and desires compared to the long-term pragmatism of Chinese culture. However, the original definition of democracy (rule/power of the people) has been bastardised to include elections and multi-party systems. When it comes to governance, choice is a tool to hoodwink the people into thinking that that they are in control when they aren't. Which other hierarchical organisation (the family unit, religious org, company) is run as a democracy? The proof is in the pudding. Has the quality of life of the people gotten better? Is there progress? Is an elected government that serves its own interest more democratic than a dictator that serves the interests of the people? History has shown that an incompetent government will ultimately be overthrown by its people, regardless of the system of government, so why does it matter? What truly matters is good governance and a robust system of selecting competent leaders.
Emphasis on education, diligence, discipline and respect for authority are tried-and-tested over millennia that lead to social stability and prosperity, and only with prosperity will the society have the resources and freedom to explore its more creative side. But these take long-term planning, patience and perseverance. It's what got Singapore to where it is today. It's the same path China is taking and it's why we see many similarities between the two. Would Singaporeans today have the luxury of complaining about the lack of "freedom and democracy" if it took the liberal democratic path instead of the autocratic one? How many successful liberal democracies are there whose wealth is not accumulated through imperialism and exploitation of the weak?
Well said.
Well Sweden, Finland, Norway, Ireland, Denmark, Estonia, plenty of Europe had little to no engagement in exploitation or colonisation and still manage to run well economically. Many also went democratic early on. Its not so much that democracy doesn't institute change, its that democracy has checks and balances to prevent drastic change especially those of negative consequence.
Mao 3 pests campaign for example, had it been a democracy, its likely a discussion on the effects this would have on the eco system would have happened. And this the campaign would never of happened.
If we look at Africa or central Asia, you have poor nations prevented from growth often due to the corruption of those in power. The dictators there prevent growth. Under a democracy, you can still have corruption, but now each person has control over less of the wealth, making the consequence of such corruption less.
@@twopercentflat4766 No industrialization-enabling wealth accumulation in Europe is inextricable from colonial exploitation, pillage and plunder. The influxes, trickles, transfers through infightings and laundering might have obfusticated the source of modern European prosperity and veiled the nordics and the peripheries from the post-colonial scrutiny and critique that has been vexing the more visible colonial frontier, but they by no means exonerate them of their past deed. Democracy in the western sense is merely a device sustaining the subjugating and subjugated devide since the European expansion. It instills in the western born an imperial sense of global governance while planting subverting wedges at the peripheries.
@@twopercentflat4766 A quick google on "Scandinavia", "colonialism" and "imperialism" will quickly quash the notion that Scandinavian countries are untainted. In recent wars and conflicts, they are involved both directly (either militarily or through weapons and oil contracts etc) and indirectly (benefitting from the trade gained through the spoils of colonialism by neighbouring European powers). They have also exhibited imperialistic tendencies much further back (see India, Africa, Caribbean). They just don't make the news much as their bigger European brethren who pack a heavier punch.
Check and balance is not something that is only possible in a democracy. Business entities are not run as democracies, but they can have internal checks and balances too. What is more important is transparency and accountability. The US is also a good counter example of a so-called democracy that makes a mockery of check and balance. But if a system is inherently corrupt, no amount of check and balance can save it from an eventual collapse.
The jury is still out on how Western democracies will hold up when they lose access to cheap resources from the global south.
@S If a system is corrupt, the illusion of choice only prolongs the pain and delays the inevitable. The effect of liberal democracy is unravelling before our eyes in the form of the US.
1) Is it able to change the system? Yeah, but only for the worse.
2) Did it lead to conflict? Yes, look at the religious divide between the democrats and republicans, with another third of the population too disillusioned to vote.
3) Was society disrupted? Absolutely, I don't think there's any dispute here. Look at the handling of the pandemic, poverty, discrimination, inflation
4) Will there be war? Looking at how things are going, I think we just need to be patient.
Everyone interviewed seemed to have good diplomatic skills!
This is normal in Singapore. All of us are highly educated and are able to discern between possible truths and outright propaganda. There are always 2 sides to the same story. We dont even want to fight in the first place because we have excellent communication/negotiating skills unlike many world leaders.
@@doesitreallymatter4744 you made me laugh
@@ilovearanara usually personal attacks mean you have no logical come back . Have a seat, we chat again next time
@@doesitreallymatter4744 lol you are being so nice
In the past many Singaporeans had a deeper connection to the main land, seems like the nostalgia is still there
its not nostalgia more practicality, like one of them said, the U.S. is a distant land with a very different culture and quite liberal, too much freedom, government is inefficient and takes a long time to fix issues. China is similar in culture, people, language and has a more effective way of governing.
还是熟悉的配方，充满引导性的提问。
think positively, please.
@@gabrielgracenathanana1713 shut up already, Asian Boss is a Korean channel, and it is pretty clear they have a hidden hostility towards China... Nonetheless, if looking at the good side of the interviews you can learn somethings, and that's the only reason keeping me watching this channel
@@gabrielgracenathanana1713 or think critically?
Ethnic Chinese in SE Asia: identify themselves as Chinese. being able to speak Mandarin/Cantonese/Hakkin.
Ethnic Chinese in the US: identify as Asian American, refuse to speak Chinese, hate when ppl assume they can speak Chinese, refuse to be linked to "Chinese", even love to learn Korean...
Singapore is a tiny little dot in the big scale of things. Being as neutral as possible is the only stance we can have.
We enjoy coffee, Chinese tea, English tea and bubble tea, we like nice things 😊
sohai
Also like tiki..
Singapore is a young country so the ethnicity factor features quite prominently in their sense of identity (vs nationality). It would be good to add the views of at least the other two major ethnicities there and see if there is true alignment of views as a nation. That would also help probe whether consumption of different language media is a large determinant of their world views.
The one girl whose opinion shifted after moving to Singapore is an interesting case. Perhaps there are more like her if they are willing to be interviewed.
Yes, that girl is interesting. Positive when she was actually experiencing it. But shifted after western media tells her what she experienced was not real. Lol. Media does play an important part in people's opinions. 😅.
i agree with you as the ethnic minorities (Singaporean Malays and Indians) are underrepresented in this video, noticing all interviewees are all ethnic Chinese and as a Singaporean Chinese, I feel it is a gross misrepresentation of Singaporean's view about China if they just interview ethnic Chinese Singaporeans.
I agree there should be a fair representation, I wonder why Asian boss didn’t. That girl mentioned she was raised in China when she was younger, I heard from my prc friends, when they are younger there are a lot of slogans, that subconsciously taught them to work hard and fight for the future of China, so if they never experienced any unfair treatment personally, they will never question and learn anything negative about the Chinese government. It’s just like in the US the news are bias. Both have access to external resources, both have essential analytical skills to analyze and form their own thoughts and opinions, yet they just rely on that very source that is bias.
She's the least interesting. She knows the media's representation isn't true, yet she chose propaganda over reality she experienced herself
@@Fakeslimshady Yup, that's what I thought too.
Damn Singaporeans are smart and level headed. Interesting interview Asian Boss.
I noticed most subjects in this video are quite on quote ‘Chinese’… no Malays or Indians on the street?
Singapore can try to stay neutral for as long as possible. So, if US wants to park their aircraft carriers, let them. but at the same time, offer the same terms to China. If US wants Singapore to send soldiers, send the same number to assist both sides, or decline. So, do exactly the same and be transparent with all intelligence. This is the key to survival. Eventually, Singapore must choose a side, but just make sure to choose the winning side.
Kudos to Asian Boss for culling a handful of more thoughtful and balanced answers from the many more it had interviewed.
As this is a small sample size (of interviews), it remains uncertain as to whether the interviewees' opinions were sufficiently representative of all Singaporeans, including newer citizens.
Opinions are bound to be diverse, ranging from pro-US to pro-China and the whole spectrum of views in-between.
While Singapore and Singaporeans generally desire to remain friends with both China and the USA,
we have got to be prepared for an indefinite period of intensifying US-China rivalry,
when increasingly pressured to choose the "either-or" option by stronger power(s) that live out the value of "might is right".
when the degree of freedom of choices and manoeuvre as a small, sovereign, independent state, can narrow.
I believe that Singapore's professed adherence to UN principles of international law and order,
to speak out against the law of the jungle from threatening small nation-states' existence
and the way it quietly and openly conducts its foreign affairs with all states, including North Korea (remember the Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore?),
are governed by hard-headed, long-term, enlightened and realist views.
Ultimately driven by the first law of human nature (self-preservation) as a nation, as a people.
In these increasingly perilous times,
all the more,
unity (not division) is called for, as
One People, One Nation, One Singapore.
Good comment. Though last sentance sounds like a near translation of "ein volk ein reich ein führer"... not sure if that was intentional?
This is a great group of interviews, but...what's up with the subtitles? They're skipping over most of the important information. I didn't have a problem understanding the interviewees, but I would think that think that those who do will find that they can't follow the conversation.
11:50 Reporter: "This guy has a lot of issues, I'll step away" 😂
Damn these Singaporeans are deep in their understanding of geopolitics.
Lol not really. :D
Singapore is one of not that many countries in the list of China’s visa waiver, unilaterally given waiver for 15 days per visit.
Look up " President Jimmy Carter - Speech on Relations with China " on YT.
Insightful..
In fact, there is only 3, and we are one of them.
@@gg_honda yes, unilaterally Japanese and Bruneian also enjoy 15-day waiver to PRC.
@@gg_hondaOnly for 15 days???😂😂😂Taiwanese can stay in that rich culture country as long as they want😅
@@ryanlai4176 of course. Taiwan is part of China.
For those complaining about lack of ethnic diversity of the interviewee, the girl @1:20 is a Chinese-Indonesian.
Proud of their answers.
Gotta love Singaporeans very well spoken and really mature well educated too
High tech, mass population, large economy
All follow the scrip to give their comments in the pre arrange interviews
Perhaps a change in title from "Singaporeans" to "ethnically Chinese people residing in Singapore" will be a more accurate reflection of the video, since not all interviewees are Singaporeans (there is an Indonesian and a PRC Chinese).
More importantly, it's a pity that there's a lack of interviewees from other major races (i.e. Malays, Indians and Eurasians) as Singapore is a multi-racial country.
On a related note, hope AB can do a part 2: ask Singaporeans about their opinions on foreign influence operations (which PM Lee mentioned recently during NDR).
So you’re saying ethnical Chinese can Not be considered as true Singaporean? Literally 75% of Singapore’s population formed by ethnic Chinese. And they are indeed just as much as Singaporean as other ethical groups. What you said showed your micro-aggression towards Chinese people.
@@yc5180 In what part of his comment did he imply that ethnic Chinese are not true Singaporeans? One of the responses explicitly stated that they were Indonesian. It is also a valid question as to why Singaporeans of non-Chinese ethnicity are were not asked. Why so glass hearted?
the Indonesian chinese is likely a PR.. i didn't catch any PRC citizen in the video? which one?
I agree with your point that a greater diversity in respondents would only benefit the reporting. To be fair, though, the ethnic Chinese Singaporeans did admit their bias when asked if their family backgrounds had an effect on their views, which is commendable given a lack of acknowledgement and awareness from people these days.
Ikr. Wth sia. In my life I've nv heard a fellow sgrean say they want to go back to china or have anything to do with china on personal level.
Did you guys interview an Indonesian Chinese for the opinion of "Singaporean" on China?
Exactly. Insanely stupid selection of interviewees by AB crew
@@Ravage27 I believe the previous Asian Boss Interview in Singapore they are interviewing some non-singaporean too.
@@Ravage27 I believe that if the Chinese in Indonesia hold the same attitude as the Chinese in Singapore, some people will be dissatisfied. Why don't you ask the Chinese in Malaysia? Why don't you ask people all over the world? Until they see China-hating views, they will proudly say "Look! This is how other countries treat China"