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HWZer kingofcrap, said that he spotted the following message on a forum for his NUS module “Nation Building in Singapore”:

Heading : Academic Discussion
From : JIN XU Date : 07-Feb-2010 01:44 PM
Topic : merger with China
Hi all,

I just wonder if there is a possibility for Sg to merge with China, since so many people here are Chinese in race, and a strong hinterland of the Chinese mainland is obviouly beneficial for the singapore’s economy. Why not Singapore just assume Hong Kong’s module and join China, while maintain its self-governorship?

A PRC student has the audacity to suggest that Singapore merge with China, on slip-shoddy arguments, on a forum for the module ‘Nation Building in Singapore’ no less.

To argue an anti-sovereignty case in the National University of the said country, is pure insensitive and seditious.

What do you guys think?

On a side note, LOL there’s a Jet Li on the NUS forum.

Originally Posted by yandao07
Heading : Academic Discussion Msg 8 of 20
From : LI LIANJIE ANTHONY Date : 07-Feb-2010 05:55 PM
Topic : Re: merger with China
I highly doubt that will be possible for 4 main reasons:

1. As stated earlier in previous posts, we are geographically too far apart from one and another. This implies that never in the entire history of mankind was this piece of land ever owned by the Chinese. This distinguishes Singapore from countries like Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong. Even if we are to merge, the more logical one will be with Malaysia.

2. The Singapore government has spent 45 years to build up this nation that guards it’s sovereignty and beliefs strongly. We are not about to relinquish it easily. Don’t talk about merger with China, even the more logical option which is that of merger with Malaysia is regarded as absurd by most Singaporeans.

3. The difference in political structure of both nations is bound to cause much conflict. Racial and religious tensions are bound to be at a high once again because when Singapore is adopted into the China system, there is bound to be widespread discord among the different racial groups. On that note, I just simply cannot imagine the idea of Malays and Indians singing the China national anthem. One is then bound to retort: why is our anthem than sang in Malay?. Well, our anthem is in Malay because these lands were probably once dominated by Malays and it was a symbol of respect to the Malays. This further validates the fact that there is no official reason for China to claim sovereignty over this piece of land.

4. The high proportion of Chinese in these lands cannot be justified as a reason for merger between Singapore and China. If this logic work, China can start staking claim in many states or parts of other countries and world since the number of Chinese immigrants around the world far outnumbers that of other races and nationalities.

On a very personal note, I am a Chinese. I am proud to be a Chinese but as a Singaporean Chinese, not a China Chinese. I love my roots and I acknowledged that my ancestors crossed over less than a century ago from China. However, i have no emotional attachment to China. I did not grow up there. China did not groom me. Singapore did. One can say that maybe I am brainwashed by propaganda but that is not true. I love this land, not because I have a particular liking for a piece of flag or because I like to live on a red dot. Neither is it because I like PAP. In fact sometimes I feel that being associated with a red dot quite suit the way I work because I like it when people underestimate what we can do. The most obvious reason why I would like to stay here because my family is here, my friends are here and most importantly, my home is here. I will shake hands and be friends with a China Chinese but I am not ready to kneel down and offer two generations of Singaporean hard work to a China Chinese. I do not have the kind of patriotism nor that kind of pride China Chinese has. Frankly, I think loyalty to country is a blind and nonsensical notion if the country is using such notions to pull it’s citizens by the nose and getting nothing done for the collective good. However, having my ideals and beliefs shaped as per such, I only wish to continue to live a peaceful and prosperous environment built on the basis of a colour-blind society that I have enjoyed since young and I am not ready to relinquish it. Enough said, I think you will probably know what I will vote for if there is a referendum on merger.
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Heading : Academic Discussion Msg 9 of 20
From : CHEN YIYANG BENEDICT Date : 07-Feb-2010 06:37 PM
Topic : Re: merger with China
Agreed. We are an independent nation, not some satellite state.
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