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The US has added fuel to the fire, and Indonesia and Malaysia have also taken action. Is Singapore preparing for the worst-case scenario of deterioration in relations between China and the US?

2024-08-27

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After two Philippine coast guard ships intruded into the Xianbin Reef and collided with a Chinese coast guard ship, the United States brought in Japan, Britain and Australia to support the Philippines and continued to hype the results of the so-called illegal South China Sea arbitration case.

After the US State Department stood up for the Philippines, the White House also stepped in to cheer the Philippines up. US President's National Security Advisor Sullivan recently had a phone call with the Philippines, unanimously "condemning" China for the Xianbin Reef incident, emphasizing that the United States will provide 500 million military aid to the Philippines and reiterating the United States' firm commitment to the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty.

The United States has added fuel to the fire in the South China Sea situation, causing neighboring countries to feel a sense of crisis and take action one after another.

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First, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar visited New Delhi and met with Indian Prime Minister Modi. The two sides held extensive consultations on defense, trade and investment, announced the upgrading of bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, and issued a joint statement agreeing to further expand defense industry cooperation and defense research and development cooperation.

Anwar called Modi his friend in Hindi and stressed that the two countries could carry out joint military operations to defend "our borders."