QUIET DIPLOMACY
Singapore does play a role in another region, education. Between 2019 and 2022, the number of student permits granted to Chinese immigrants in the US has decreased 50 %. Singapore is well-positioned to provide an option.
An English-speaking culture, protection from bigoted violence, and the chance to get an education that ties East and West are benefits that can be taken advantage of. The introduction of students from Taiwan and mainland China may help to bolster friendship and knowledge. They’ll preferably help to end the Chinese Civil War’s legacy through their friendships.
Home dynamics exist between China and Taiwan. Just the Chinese you build a negotiation.  ,
Singapore serves as a neutral location for sessions of government officials and politicians on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, such as the Nov. 7 conference between China’s President Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s Ma Ying-jeou. Singapore would be the place to start calm diplomacy if Beijing and Taipei are to come to terms.
Most nations do not want to be forced to support themselves in the current US-China conflict. In the most recent State of Southeast Asia poll conducted by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 31.4 % of Singapore respondents believed ASEAN does not support China or the US. 46.7 % of respondents to the survey chose to strengthen ASEAN unity in order to withstand pressure from the two major powers.
Being negative does not imply being quiet. In a more frequent shouting match, a natural, subtle voice is essential.
Singaporean students and businesspeople may be viewed with suspicion because of their ferocious cultural ties to China. Because of uninformed politicians ‘ biases, business and political ties may suffer. Friendship does not guarantee a person’s protection.
A clever understanding of the situation is necessary for the mousedeer in the middle of the battle between the animals in order to avoid being beaten, either intentionally or unintentionally. The pillars of a nation’s life are regional cohesion and resilience.
Singaporeans must maintain calm and bring on offering that balanced nuanced perspective, to use a term from an earlier era.
Between 1998 and 2006, Professor Walter Woon served as Singapore’s adviser to Germany, the European Union, Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece, and the Vatican. He is now the Lee Kong Chian Visiting Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University’s Yong Pung How School of Law, Senior Consultant and Non-Executive Chairman of RHTLaw Asia, and Society for International Law Singapore’s Chairman.