Singapore

“”Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him. Or give it up. This is not a game of cards! This is your life and mine! I've spent a whole lifetime building this and as long as I'm in charge, nobody is going to knock it down.

— Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a small island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. He is very strict on laws, and hate chewing gum for several reasons, like how people stick them in public places. Most of his population is ethnically Chinese (76%). Singapore is depicted as a triangle for unknown reasons, but is assumed to be either a pun ("Singa" is similar to "Trianga"; thus "Triangapore"), as well as a reference to the Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle.

The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. His national day is 9 August.

History

Malaysia kicked Singapore out because he was afraid that Singapore was working with the Chinese Communist Party, despite Singapore saying that he hates the communist. This assumption was not without reason though, as the CCP at that time was trying to export violent communist revolution to Southeast Asia, primarily through oversees Chinese people. And, Malaysia was imposing a racist law called the "Bumiputera" that favored native Malays over Chinese, which further caused riots in 1964, and is a contributing factor to the kick of Singapore in 1965.

Lee Kuan Yew, who was eager to join the Malay federation, was devastated after hearing this. When the independence was proclaimed, he cried on national television in front of his own people. Some Malays couldn't wait and started to fly the fireworks.

Lee's idea of a "Malaysia for Malaysians, not Malaysia for Malays" had not found favor with the Malays. Malays were not proud of their poverty, and became very jealous to see the Chinese, who had sacrificed the most, succeeding economically. So, Malaysia made laws favoring native Malays over Chinese. Malays were mostly Muslims, and upon hearing from their Muslim brethren in Xinjiang and Gansu that the Chinese government was forcing Muslims to farm pigs, hated the Chinese even more. Lee Kuan Yew and his Singapore, who was friendly to the Chinese population, was kicked out as a result.

Singapore, under Lee, was authoritarian. But, different from most other authoritarian regimes, both the country and people prospered. This partly was due to the religious diversity that set the people and society on high moral standards. Another reason is the Chinese majority of Singaporeans, who preserved the traditional Chinese culture really well. The generosity of the Tang, the openness of the Song, and the artisan spirit of the Ming all represent themselves really well in Singapore. The Buddhist philosophy and Confucian mindset is the core of the prosperous society. Economically, Singapore, once just a fishing village, became one of the Four Asian Tigers.

In 1992 Singapore outlawed the sales of chewing gum. Some motivations for the ban included stopping the placement of used chewing gum in inappropriate and costly places, such as the sensors of subway doors, inside lock cylinders, and on elevator buttons.

During and after 2020, an increasing number of Chinese people fled to Singapore to escape the harsh COVID lockdowns and the Zero COVID Policy.

Trivia

• Singapore packs 8430 people per square kilometer, making him more than 200 times denser than the US.
• Most Singaporeans have an English first name and Chinese or Chinese-sounding last name.
• From the ethnonationalist Malaysia, Singapore is different, he made 21 July into Racial Harmony Day. In this day, Malays will teach Chinese how to make Malay sponge cake, Indians will teach everyone how to turn 6 meter long saris into beautiful clothes, letting different ethnicities understand each other and appreciate each other.
• Singapore's aid to the Chinese people when natural disaster strikes is very many.

Relationships

Friends

• Canada - You're so nice! I try to be like yuo. Have many Chinese decendents living in yuor clay, too.
• United Kingdom - Yuo colonized me and taught me English. I still use your legal system, but I have more skyscrapers now, haha.
• South Korea - K-Pop and Samsung are good, lah!
• Monaco - We are both small and rich
• Japan - I love your technology and your manners, lah! So clean, so efficient! Your toilets are amazing. I copy your trains and your respect for silence.
• Switzerland - We're both neutral, rich, and serious about banking.
• United States - I let yuo use my port, yuo protect my region. We do military exercises together, but please don't bring drama into ASEAN, lah.
• Australia - Thank yuo for sending your students and tourists (and wine), lah! Also thanks for giving me honorary Western country status.
• New Zealand - So chill, so green, so safe. I aspire to your peacefulness, but I got more money, so let's of tradings!
• Taiwan - You make bubble tea and semiconductors. Our militaries have a close relationship for decades, holding many joint trainings and exercisings together. I learn from you quietly.

Neutral

• Malaysia - Yuo kicked out of the clay for being " communist China" and started to impose a law favoring Malaysian over the Chinese, which I have many of them, which causes a riot. After all of this, I'm rich and you're poor, this is what you get.
• Indonesia - Largest neighbor, got lots of people, and we both ASEAN. But sometimes yuo haze my skies with burning forests! Still, we do trade and investments.
• Thailand - I love your food and your beaches. But your politics, aiyo… confusing.
• Vietnam - Our youth compete in math and coding! But also, your street food making me jealous.
• India - I buy your IT services, you send your talents. But don't bring your system of society in my clay, ok?
• People's Republic of China - We do a lot more business together nao, and in the contemporary times I have cozied up to your stuff. But I still don't support you politically, and lots of Chinese came escaping to my clay.

Enemies

• North Korea – Sorry, I cannot support you. You make bad headlines, and I like stability and GDP.
• Chinese Communist Party - YUO THE REASON WHY EVERYONE IS RACIST TOWARDS ME, LAH!
• Islamic State - TERRORIST!! THATS NOT COOL, LAH!

How to draw

Flag of Singapore

Singapore has a drawing rating of intermediate.

1. Draw a triangle.
2. Fill the top half with a pinkish-red and the bottom with white.
3. Draw a crescent moon and five stars in the top half
4. Add eyes (maybe slanted) and yuo done!

Color Name		HEX
	Pinkish Red	#EE2536
	White	#FFFFFF

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