新加坡人的明智回答：为什么新加坡不在中国和美国之间选边站？

新加坡领导人称，东盟成员国不想在华盛顿和北京之间选边站队。“没有人愿意处于我们必须遏制中国崛起或限制美国存在的境地。”他还表示，“在该地区朝任何一个方向采取的任何举动都不会有多少国家跟随，因为东盟没有人希望看到爆发‘新冷战’”。在海外问答网站Quora上，美国网友问：为什么新加坡不在中国和美国之间选边站？我们看看各国网友的回答。

新加坡网友Chance Teo的回答

Only children choose to take sides in a fight, while adults value profit.

只有孩子在打架时才选择站在一边，而成年人则看重利益。

Taking sides means completely siding with one country and enmity with another. It’s a very old Cold War mentality. Now in the 21st century, we are concerned about the thinking of a community of common destiny. There can be only one winner in the Cold War, but cooperation can achieve win-win results. Countries around the world should strengthen communication and cooperation.

选择站队意味着完全倒向一个国家，敌视另一个国家。这是一种非常古老的冷战思维。现在是21世纪，我们关注的是命运共同体的思考。冷战只有一个赢家，但合作可以实现共赢。世界各国应加强沟通与合作。

1. Status Quo of Singapore (Geographical advantages)

1、新加坡现状(地理优势)

The geographical environment of a country is the most basic condition for its development. Why has America become the most powerful country in the world? Why has the British Navy been so powerful throughout history? Why has China’s territory barely changed for thousands of years? Why is Russia always on the offensive? Geography plays a very important role in this. The premise of formulating national strategy is the accurate understanding of national geography.

一个国家的地理环境是其发展的最基本条件。为什么美国能成为世界上最强大的国家?为什么英国海军在历史上如此强大?为什么中国的领土几千年来几乎没有变化?为什么俄罗斯总是保持进攻姿态?地理环境在其中起著非常重要的作用。制定国家战略的前提是对国家地理的准确认识。

The extremely important geographical position determines the development direction and national strategy of Singapore.

极其重要的地理位置决定了新加坡的发展方向和国家战略。

A. Excellent geographical location

A. 优越的地理位置

Located at the intersection of major shipping routes, Singapore is a major logistics hub and conduit for global trade. In the Logistics Performance Index released by the World Bank, Singapore was ranked as the best logistics hub in Asia. Singapore is an ideal place for large logistics companies to operate. Twenty of the world’s top 25 logistics companies have operations in Singapore.

新加坡位于主要航线的交汇处，是全球贸易的主要物流枢纽和管道。在世界银行发布的物流绩效指数中，新加坡被评为亚洲最佳物流中心。新加坡是大型物流企业经营的理想之地。全球前25大物流企业中，有20家在新加坡开展业务。

B. Financial center

B. 金融中心

Singapore is also a very strong financial center in Asia, with more than 1,000 financial institutions, taking full advantage of a stable socio-political environment and strong economic fundamentals. Singapore’s banking and finance sector employs 190,000 people and accounts for 12 per cent of its gross domestic product.

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