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Singapore isn't a part of the concept of "the West"...

• eru 2y ago
  Why not? Singapore is firmly embedded in global markets, follows western models of rule of law and market economics, western culture, etc. The whole point of Singapore's model is to be a deliberate outpost of the west in South East Asia. (And if you want to talk about geography: Australia is further east and south than Singapore, but is typically counted as part of 'the west', too.)
  • seoulmetro 2y ago
    Because they are a country of majority non-European decent and proliferation? Their population is made up of Chinese, Malay, Indian and other. None of these are Western nations by the definition. Japan isn't Western either, although it is probably the most "the West" nation in all of Asia. >The whole point of Singapore's model is to be a deliberate outpost of the west in South East Asia. Not since handover from the British... The whole point of Singapore is to be a country founded on good execution with little resources and amazing cohesion.
    • eru 2y ago
      > Because they are a country of majority non-European decent and proliferation? Their population is made up of Chinese, Malay, Indian and other. None of these are Western nations by the definition. Hmm, ok.. But then your earlier comment seemed to count Russia as no-western, despite them being European?
      • seoulmetro 2y ago
        Russia is Western. I didn't say otherwise.