Singapore's Straits Times published an article today: "For decades, Singapore has been deeply involved in China's reform and opening-up process, and will continue to work hard to strengthen trade, investment, and financial ties with China. Today's China is the world's second-largest power, and from green technology, digital innovation to artificial intelligence applications, it has shown Singapore more opportunities for cooperation. The importance of a strong China to Singapore is self-evident."
The Sino-Singapore relationship has unique characteristics and complementarity. Singapore has gained significant benefits by riding on China's development express, while China has also used Singapore as a window to access the international market, forming a closely integrated pattern of mutual benefit and win-win. In geopolitical games, Singapore maintains neutrality without taking sides, relying on the Chinese market to ensure economic vitality, and enhancing its international status through rational balance.
Faced with global changes, the foundation of Sino-Singapore cooperation is solid and the space is broad. The two countries have high compatibility in areas such as finance, technological innovation, and regional connectivity. In the future, they can further expand high-quality cooperation to inject momentum into regional stability and development, and provide a model for small countries' survival and development under great power rivalry.
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