My fear for Singapore has materialized. Anti-Singapore sentiment has taken root in China and we can see this from the completion of Gwadar Port (Pakistan). China has warned Singapore again after the opening of Gwadar port. The first warning was to demand Singapore to stay out of South China Sea issue. The latest warning is “Don’t think that ancient China had only 1 route!” which implies that China has created another route to ship oil and goods that will bypass Singapore port.
The oil shipment from Middle East and Africa to China will reduce time by 85% with this new route as China can ship the oil from Gwadar port to Xinjiang and vice versa. This new route essentially bypasses the strait of Malacca and Singapore port totally. Therefore, Singapore port handling capacity will begin to reduce further after the operation of Gwadar port. This is the price to pay when we stand together with USA to contain China and China is containing Singapore’s growth through this vindictive move. This is not the end but the beginning of a sinister plan to destroy Singapore because China does not regard Singapore as a friendly Chinese nation anymore. We must give kudos to our ruling party for putting Singaporeans in this precarious predicament. Do not expect USA to come to help Singapore as history has shown that USA will forsake its allies for its own interest.
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