First question: There are two versions of Singapore independence. Singapore's version was forced to become independent because of racial discrimination in Malaysia. This process is clearly stated in the history of Singapore. The second argument is that Lee Kuan Yew advocated in the Federation of Malaysia that Malaysia is a Malaysian Malaysia, not a Malay. This has caused controversy. The following is the second statement, which is the landlord's doubts. 1963 16 In September, Malaysia was proclaimed, and the Federated States of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and Borneo (now Sabah) formally joined the country. Only the Kingdom of Brunei refused to merge because of its unique oil interests and became independent with the support of the Philippines and Indonesia. Analysis of this history needs to be combined with the international environment at that time. At that time, the United States and the Soviet Union were about to dominate, and the merger of Malaysia was due to the strategic needs of the United States against China and the Soviet Union. Of course, the most important thing is to establish an anti-China encirclement, which will not only prevent Chinese in Southeast Asia from entering the revolution, but also isolate New China. At the same time, southeast asia treaty organization was also formed under the planning of the United States, similar to NATO. Lee Kuan Yew, then governor of Singapore, was eager to join the "Greater Malaysia" federal government because he had better political ideals to realize. Regrettably, less than two years after the merger, Singapore was expelled from the Federation. The reason is: Lee Kuan Yew, then the governor of Singapore, advocated the establishment of "Malaysia's Malaysia" instead of Malay Malaysia in the Malaysian Parliament, which caused great dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Tengku. Then 1964 racial riots broke out in Singapore, and Lee Kuan Yew accused the federal government of pursuing a "racial chauvinism" policy. It turns out that Tengku and other Malaysian high-level officials have always believed that Chinese are a burden to the country. After Chinese accounted for 42% of the federal population, Malaysia began to worry that Chinese would dominate Malaysia's political and economic environment. So in the political form of the upcoming national election, we decided to officially kick Singapore out of the Federation! This resolution was a bolt from the blue for the ambitious Lee Kuan Yew, who burst into tears at the moment when he reluctantly declared independence in front of the TV camera! ..... In sharp contrast, the Malays in the street couldn't hold back and started to set off firecrackers to celebrate their departure from Singapore, and the stock market doubled. What is even more incredible is that Lee Kuan Yew did not give up his efforts, and even won the support of the parliamentary vote, crying and demanding that the Malaysian Federation withdraw its resolution! ……

Compared with the two, it is very paradoxical. We are all thinking: independence is a good thing. Why is Lee Kuan Yew heartbroken? Answering this question requires a calm analysis. Judging from Singapore's land resources, after independence, Singapore is only a small country with more than 600 square kilometers, and it is only a little red dot on the world map. Simple arithmetic shows that 20 kilometers times 30 kilometers is not half as big as Beijing! Moreover, Singapore has no natural resources, not even water! What will you live with in the future? The author predicts that Lee Kuan Yew must be at a loss in his heart! Moreover, in a tiny place, the troops are empty, the attack is weak, the defense is insufficient, and the national strength is weak, which may be overthrown at any time. The biggest possibility of Lee Kuan Yew's psychological pain is worrying about safety. Moreover, Singapore's special geographical location has always been a battleground for military strategists. Neighboring countries envy, big countries covet, the United States, Britain and Japan covet for a long time. Starting from the welfare of the people, it is human nature for Lee Kuan Yew to constantly seek asylum in Malaysia. Furthermore, if we are separated from Malays, the friction between them will inevitably increase in the future. Can the two countries coexist peacefully? These worries, as Lee Kuan Yew wrote in "The Road to Independence", are bleak. Singapore and Malaya are connected by a new soft long beach just across the Johor Strait. These two places have been ruled by Britain as one region. Singapore is the administrative and commercial center of the British Empire. Now that we are separated, we have to rely on ourselves. The Malaysian government is preparing to teach us a lesson. They may no longer let us play the traditional role and continue to be the center of their import and export goods, providing them with various services. All emerging countries are pursuing nationalist economic policies, doing everything by themselves and dealing directly with major buyers and sellers in Europe, America and Japan. In such a world, Singapore has no hinterland, and even our drinking water comes from Johor. How can we survive? Lee Kuan Yew also added the feeling of being deported that day: Tengku spoke after the first reading of a motion put forward by Deputy Prime Minister Dunrazak, which called for an immediate debate on the Constitution of 1965 and the Malaysian (Singapore Amendment) Bill. By 1 30 pm, the second and third reading debates were over and the bill was sent to the House of Lords. The House of Lords began its first reading at 2: 30 and passed it at 4: 30. On the same day, the Supreme Head of State approved and completed the procedures stipulated in the Constitution. Singapore was officially deported from Malaysia. According to the custom of Malay Muslims, the husband can declare "Talake" three times, but the wife has no right to do so. At the same time, we can get back together and he can marry me back. However, after he said "Talake" three times, he could not marry me again. When Malaysia "divorced" Singapore, the upper and lower houses of Parliament read the bill three times, which was equivalent to declaring "Talake" three times! Lee Kuan Yew's strong desire to return to Malaysia was rekindled in 2007. Of course, Malaysia politely refused again because the time was not yet ripe. However, considering the practice in Malaysia, it is still commendable. Although he forced Singapore, which had a majority of Chinese voters, to secede from the Federation in history, it was much better than those Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia, which carried out ethnic cleansing on Chinese. Moreover, if the Malays hadn't done this at that time, it is very likely that Lee Kuan Yew is now Malaysia's senior minister, and the country ruled by mainly Chinese people may be very different from the present history (unfortunately, history cannot be assumed). Fortunately, Chinese Singaporeans after independence can unite all Singaporeans with a common sense of survival crisis whenever they face unfavorable situations. They are diligent and efficient, honest and clean, and finally built a modern country that attracts worldwide attention. At this point, it suddenly occurred to me that when I was lecturing in class, some students asked the author: Since Singapore and we share the same language and species, why not let Singapore establish close relations with China or directly merge into the territory of China? It's sad to think about such an idea. Because the basic common sense of international relations is pure interests, there are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. Many people in China always have a vague feeling that Jews all over the world are Jews, so Chinese people all over the world should also be Chinese. Singapore is a country dominated by Chinese and should be included in the territory. If analyzed in this way, North Korea and Viet Nam should have returned to China long ago. They used to be China's inherent territory, but Singapore has no connection with China, let alone split from China. Singapore is only the only country in the world with a majority Chinese population except the four places on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. For this reason, although the two ethnic groups share the same ancestral identity, both Singapore and China are pro-China and anti-China. Their pro-China is reflected in human nature. In my opinion, just reading Lianhe Zaobao shows that it always reports positively on Chinese mainland. Moreover, there are news releases about China's achievements in political and economic construction every day. In all fairness, it is much better than Taiwan Province Province. Singapore's humanized pro-China color is not inferior to Chinese anywhere in the world. 9 in Taiwan Province Province. 2 1 earthquake, unprecedented floods in Chinese mainland, 5. 12 Wenchuan earthquake, Singaporeans' feelings and actions towards their motherland are all touching. Its anti-China character is entirely due to the westernization mentality of being colonized by the British Empire in history. Therefore, she maintains an interactive relationship with Taiwan Province Province politically and can alienate the mainland. Singapore has long claimed that it will be the last country in Southeast Asia to establish diplomatic relations with China, and has maintained military cooperation with Taiwan Province Province after the establishment of diplomatic relations with 1990. In addition, Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong have repeatedly mentioned in their speeches on various occasions that the growth of China is the biggest challenge in the world, and the future stability of Asia depends on how the United States treats the rise of China. These worries are also reflected in Lee Kuan Yew's The Road to Independence in Storm: Singapore is a small island with an area of only 2 14 square mile at low tide. It is the heart of the British Empire in Southeast Asia, so it prospered. With the separation of the new horse, it became a heart without a body. What made Lee Kuan Yew feel sad at that time was that it was a bumpy road and he didn't know where to go because they had almost nothing. To the north is Malaysia, which has just turned its back on the people and driven them out, and to the south is Indonesia, which is hostile and wants to annex the whole of Malaysia, including Singapore. At that time, China was blocked by the hostility of western countries, looking around, but crying!