Singapore–Taiwan relations

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Singapore–Taiwan relations
Map indicating locations of Singapore and Taiwan

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Taiwan
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Singapore Trade Office in TaipeiTaipei Representative Office in Singapore

Singapore–Taiwan relations are the international relations between Singapore and Taiwan. Taiwan has

APEC.[2]

Early history

As Singapore and Taiwan, both territories were under different spheres of influence.

As a colonial state under

Republic of China (1912–49) i.e. the larger China, had diplomatic relations.[3]

As an island, Taiwan on the contrary, was known before

Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China in Mainland China, within the Japanese Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
.

The Nationalist government's retreat to Taipei

With the surrender of Japan after the war and following the

People's Republic of China and Taiwan
(or the Republic of China), where surviving KMT forces retreated after losing the war against the Chinese communists; Singapore returned to British rule.

1965 - 2010

When Singapore became independent in 1965 from

Republic of China
and Nanyang Singapore have similarly large populations of ethnic Chinese who have ancestral origins from Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan provinces.

In the 1970s, the People's Republic of China and Singapore began unofficial relations.

Since the independence of Singapore and the establishment of Kuomintang rule over the island of Taiwan, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) adopted military training bases in Taiwan from 1975 that included combined arms exercises involving infantry, artillery, and armoured units. The then Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew also appointed military personnel in training Republic of Singapore Air Force.[4][5]

On 3 October 1990, Singapore

diplomatic relations from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China. The relationship between Singapore and the PRC has since improved significantly.[6]

In 2004, shortly before the current

Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo cautioned the United Nations General Assembly about the dangers of letting the cross-strait relationship deteriorate[citation needed
].

In 2009, the Singapore Trade Office in Taipei was honoured for its role in developing close economic ties between the two sides. Taiwan is Singapore's ninth largest trading partner, with bilateral trade topping S$35 billion in 2008.[9]

2010 onwards

Representative office of Singapore in Taiwan

In

Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Partnership (ASTEP) in Singapore in significantly reducing tariffs imposed by Taiwan on goods imported from Singapore. This is Taiwan's first economic partnership agreement signed with a member of ASEAN.[12]

The Taipei Ministry of Foreign Affairs reassigned Vice Foreign Minister

Workers’ Party.[14]

Singapore airliner in Taiwan

On 24 March 2015

official residence of the Prime Minister in Ma's capacity as Lee Kuan Yew's "old friend".[15][16]

Taiwanese leader Ma Ying-jeou and Chinese leader

met on 7 November 2015 in Singapore.[17][18]

Military relations

Humanitarian aid sent by a C-130 Hercules of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) to Hualien Airport, Taiwan during the 2018 Hualien earthquake.

In 1975, Premier Chiang Ching-kuo and Lee Kuan Yew signed an agreement codenamed “Project Starlight” (星光計畫, also known as Hsing Kuang), wherein Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) troops would be sent to Taiwan for training and joint exercises.[19] These exercises, engaging as many as 10,000 troops at any one time, provided officers a chance to simulate wartime conditions more closely and gain experience in the command and control of operations involving several battalions.[20] Three military bases in Taiwan were used by the SAF.[21]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Bessr, Robert (20 November 2016). "Taiwan's Apec envoy meets Singapore PM". Asia News Network.
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  19. ^ Lin, Sean (23 September 2017). "Presidential Office mum on 'Starlight'". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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  21. ^ "Singapore's military ties with Taiwan spurred Beijing response". South China Morning Post. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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