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CNA talking about that survey that said 7 out of 10 ASEAN nations have leaned more towards China than the US. They are trying to twist it to say that China still won't win over ASEAN. Not from Japan at least.

For our Singapore friends here. I'm only talking about CNA. Not the Singapore people or the government.

CNA is doing more China bashing. Basically saying things like: "Yeah, China did more, but we still don't trust them bcoz of SCS, Taiwan, etc. C'mon USA we love you. You can do better, just reassure us that we still matter to you and you'll win ASEAN back".

At the end they changed the discussion to Japan, and how much ASEAN loves and trust Japan even more. Wut? They must still be living in the 80's and 90's.

CNA really really loves Japan. They have aired many discussions and documentaries, praising Japan to the heavens. How Japan is still better than China. How Japan wins more friends than China. Not many of CNA's audiences share the same view though. I don't know if there is a Japanese lobby somewhere pulling strings in Mediacorp. I do understand that Japan contributed greatly to Singapore's development during its developing phase. But CNA has this intense blind love for Japan.

Sardaukar20 said:

CNA talking about that survey that said 7 out of 10 ASEAN nations have leaned more towards the China. They are trying to twist to say that China still won't win over ASEAN. Not from Japan at least.

For our Singapore friends here. I'm only talking about CNA. Not the Singapore people or the government.

CNA is doing more China bashing. Basically saying things like: "Yeah, China did more, but we still don't trust them bcoz of SCS, Taiwan, etc. C'mon USA we love you. You can do better, just reassure us that we still matter to you and you'll win ASEAN back".

At the end they changed the discussion to Japan, and how much ASEAN loves and trust Japan even more. Wut? They must still be living in the 80's and 90's.

CNA really really loves Japan. They have aired many discussions and documentaries, praising Japan to the heavens. How Japan is still better than China. How Japan wins more friends than China. Not many of CNA's audiences share the same view though. I don't know if there is a Japanese lobby somewhere pulling strings in Mediacorp. I do understand that Japan contributed greatly to Singapore's development during its developing phase. But CNA has this intense blind love for Japan.

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Same here, maybe they received money from NED and other CIA back NGO.

Sardaukar20 said:

CNA talking about that survey that said 7 out of 10 ASEAN nations have leaned more towards the China. They are trying to twist to say that China still won't win over ASEAN. Not from Japan at least.

For our Singapore friends here. I'm only talking about CNA. Not the Singapore people or the government.

CNA is doing more China bashing. Basically saying things like: "Yeah, China did more, but we still don't trust them bcoz of SCS, Taiwan, etc. C'mon USA we love you. You can do better, just reassure us that we still matter to you and you'll win ASEAN back".

At the end they changed the discussion to Japan, and how much ASEAN loves and trust Japan even more. Wut? They must still be living in the 80's and 90's.

CNA really really loves Japan. They have aired many discussions and documentaries, praising Japan to the heavens. How Japan is still better than China. How Japan wins more friends than China. Not many of CNA's audiences share the same view though. I don't know if there is a Japanese lobby somewhere pulling strings in Mediacorp. I do understand that Japan contributed greatly to Singapore's development during its developing phase. But CNA has this intense blind love for Japan.

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Does it really matter what Singapore thinks regarding China in ASEAN.
I think its pretty clear that Indonesia will eclipse everyone in ASEAN because of its market size.
China is pretty close with Indonesia right now, maybe Singaporean government is getting jealous or anxious about losing their high status within Asia. Kind of like how Hong Kongers, Taiwanese and the west looked down at mainlanders till the early 2010s.

If you are Taiwanese can you put yourself as other to avoid being confused with the bad Asian subgroup?

BlackWindMnt said:

Does it really matter what Singapore thinks regarding China in ASEAN.
I think its pretty clear that Indonesia will eclipse everyone in ASEAN because of its market size.
China is pretty close with Indonesia right now, maybe Singaporean government is getting jealous or anxious about losing their high status within Asia. Kind of like how Hong Kongers, Taiwanese and the west looked down at mainlanders till the early 2010s.

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It doesn't. Its best to treat my country as a windsock for geopolitical dominance in SEA. The moment China gains an irreversible upper hand in the region you'll be surprised how Chinese we were all along.

Also don't bother with CNA, its has been compromised since its inception. It's not even worth tuning in for international news since all it does is regurgitate AP/Reuters and the special programs they air are entirely funded by special interest groups like the NED. The people living here are doom to drown in a western disinfo bubble until it is in our government's interest to replace it with a Chinese one.

BlackWindMnt said:

Does it really matter what Singapore thinks regarding China in ASEAN.

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In the grand scheme of things, no. But Singapore is still an important economic engine in ASEAN. One of the more active contributors to FDI in poorer SEA nations is Singapore. But I still think the Singapore hate on China is more of a localized issue. Usually its those people in Singapore who have not seen the world enough.

When Singapore is doing FDI outside its borders, they are quite friendly and cooperative with China. For example, Singaporean companies work in close cooperation with Chinese companies like Huawei to build datacenters in Cambodia. I knew a Singaporean business development manager for Phillips in Vientiane. He was developing that market for Phillips appliances. After work, he regularly hangs out with some Chinese guys from Haier involved in the construction of a major hospital there. These Singaporeans are mostly quite friendly to China.

Many Malaysian Chinese call Singaporean Chinese snobbish, and yes there were cases where Singaporeans do discriminate against Malaysians. But when they meet in foreign lands like in Thailand, Laos, etc., they instead become bros, because of cultural familiarity. I guess when Singaporeans have travelled or worked beyond their borders and Malaysia, they become more realistic, and humble. This is the same I think, for other nationalities.

BlackWindMnt said:

I think its pretty clear that Indonesia will eclipse everyone in ASEAN because of its market size.
China is pretty close with Indonesia right now, maybe Singaporean government is getting jealous or anxious about losing their high status within Asia. Kind of like how Hong Kongers, Taiwanese and the west looked down at mainlanders till the early 2010s.

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I am quite hopeful for Indonesia. However, I do caution over-optimism. Indonesia has very promising demographics. But they still suffer from many 3rd world issues such as less-than-optimal work culture, untrustworthiness, still obscene levels of corruption, and despite China's help with infrastructure, are still very backwards in most parts of the nation. Indonesians in general are a little more laid back than their overseas Chinese and Vietnamese counterparts. They just don't work as diligently in general. So progress is gonna be slow. Still, Indonesians are far from the the worse in SEA though. What I do give Indonesia credit, is that they are humble. They mostly know where they are, and are not entitled. They are nothing like the Malaysian Malays, PH proud boys, or the Jai Hinds.

Nevertheless, Indonesia is still the largest, and most important nation in SEA. Its territory is vast, extending from the Eastern Indian Ocean to the South Western Pacific. It is a strategically important nation that China would do very well to befriend. Indonesia and China have friendly relations, and I'm glad for that. I would argue though, that this relationship should to be stepped up even more. If Indonesia could become a bro, like Pakistan, it would give China lots of strategic leverage. Indonesia can open up many alternative sea-lanes for China in case the Malacca Strait is blocked. Indonesia can also act as strategic buffer, sitting right on top of Australia.

henrik said:

Tiktok should hire an Indian from India as their next ceo candidate.

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Not a good idea for TikTok. That Indian CEO is gonna Indianize TikTok. He'll replace the existing staff with more of his kind. Soon, TikTok will lose its soul and become an Indian tech company. They'll be blasting Jai Hind propaganda and censoring videos that are critical of Modi.

luminary said:

The British invented modern torture in their brutal, asymmetric wars against nationalist rebellions and attempted revolutions throughout the Global South. Although all Western colonizers regularly commit unthinkable atrocities against those weaker than them, even today. A history:

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Direct correlation between national comprehensive power and the social standing of Asian peoples:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1775242253620977708

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You’d think Zuck would be sympathetic to someone with Yellow fever.

In4ser said:

You’d think Zuck would be sympathetic to someone with Yellow fever.

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The inverse of that is the only allowable situation. WMAF

sndef888 said:

Lol, American cars are only competitive in their own small little market, heavily protected by US emissions and crash testing laws favouring trucks more than any other country in the world.

Competitiveness is defined by your ability to sell things that people want. Nobody wants to buy a giant American truck

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Competitiveness is also having hold on intellectual property and competitive across full life cycle cost of vehicle. thats why i put Japanese brands as they are the most used in Gulf Emirates in way that no others are subjected and they set the standards and it is due to long exposure in adverse weather conditions far away from cities and tremendous wealth spending. do you think Japanese did all the R&D by themselves?. Look at Sumitomo rubber. even French.

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Michelin’s R&D center in North America has been responsible for developing some of the finest products in the world to market, including the first 80,000 mile passenger tire for American-made vehicles

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there is Arabic caligrahphy on this vehicles legend since 1951.