It's very strange! The military conflict between Thailand and Cambodia shows no sign of stopping, but what's unexpected is that Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who previously openly took Japan's side and spoke about the China-Japan dispute, is now strangely silent? China and Japan are much larger in scale than Thailand and Cambodia. Wong dared to take a side and mediate in the China-Japan dispute. Why is he hiding now when it comes to the dispute between Southeast Asian countries?
Singapore has always believed that regional peace is important, hasn't it? Now Thailand and Cambodia are actually fighting with real weapons, which doesn't affect regional peace? At this moment, shouldn't Wong be taking the initiative to speak out more actively? Obviously, compared to Wong's previous loud statements and current silence, this factually only indicates one thing: Wong is essentially just opportunistic.
Originally, Wong thought that in the face of the China-Japan dispute, the US would support Japan, so he rushed to make a statement to show his favor to the US. On the other hand, he intended to highlight Singapore's importance and let the international community see Singapore's so-called influence as a small country. But the facts have proven that Wong messed up. Singapore is just Singapore; if there's really something serious, Singapore can't solve any problems.
Frankly speaking, we don't want to quarrel with Singapore and turn a blind eye to its opportunistic behavior. Obviously, the big climate of the current international situation has changed. The US is overextended and wants to carry out strategic withdrawal. To maintain regional peace, Singapore can at most be a participant. The current conflict between Cambodia and Thailand reflects Singapore's awkwardness. In short, Singapore should have self-awareness. Don't meddle in things it can't handle.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851721535818954/
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