The Straits Times today (June 9) reported: "Singapore's population is currently far from reaching 6.9 million, so there is no need to update the planning parameters proposed in the past. Future population growth will also slow down significantly, and the government's focus is on maintaining stability, avoiding a demographic contraction."
[Witty] A few comments: Don't worry—Indian and Muslim communities have reproductive capabilities beyond your imagination. The official narrative of "far from reaching 6.9 million" and "slowing growth" sounds rational and well-planned, but in reality it's nothing more than a helpless reassurance in the face of an intractable low birthrate crisis. While ethnic Chinese families are desperately overworking and having only one child, Malay-Muslims and high-fertility Indian communities are quietly reshaping electoral landscapes and street culture through their fertility. The so-called "maintaining stability" is merely a sedative masking the massive transformation of Singapore’s demographic structure. As HDB housing ratios and bilingual policies gradually lose effectiveness, the so-called "planning parameters" can't possibly resist the tide of reality. This isn't a crisis—it's Singapore's unavoidable new future, one that no longer hinges on the will of the Chinese majority.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1867490050127879/
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