Why Russia & China Will Never Allow Singapore to Join BRICS

it's impossible for Singapore to join bricks but why before we delve into the reasons why Singapore can never be accepted into bricks let's look at how the country was formed initially Singapore had joined Malaysia in 1963 to unify Malay Peninsula and its neighboring territories however deep-seated tensions quickly emerged between the predominantly Chinese population of Singapore and the Malay majority government in quala lumur these tensions were fueled by economic competition political differences and ethnic friction Singapore under the leadership of prime minister Lee Wu advocated for a Malaysia where all ethnic groups would have equal rights this clashed with Malaysia's policies that favored ethnic Malay leading to significant disagreements by 1965 the situation had become untenable violent racial riots and political Discord threatened the stability of the Union Malaysia's prime minister tangu Abdul Rahman fearing further unrest made the difficult decision to expel Singapore from the Federation on August 9th 1965 Singapore became a fully sovereign state despite its expulsion Singapore transformed itself self into one of the most prosperous and developed nation in the world Singapore's close alignment with Western Powers is one of the main reasons why it's impossible for it to join bricks even though it has strong trade and diplomatic ties with some bricks countries especially China a recent example of this alignment is Singapore's decision to join the West in sanctioning Russia after its invasion of Ukraine unlike many other Southeast Asian Nations that chose a neutral stance Singapore supported the Us and other Western countries by freezing Russian assets and restricting exports to Russia the relations between Singapore and Russia have become tense Russia plays Singapore on a list of unfriendly countries furthermore Singapore has long hat security ties with the West particularly through defense partnership ship with America and other Western countries the Singaporean military was founded with the help from the IDF and its equipment is acquired from Western sources Additionally the country relies on Western intelligence to effectively use this hardware and don't forget that the US has military presence in Singapore but it's not through a permanent base instead the US and Singapore have a strong military partnership with the US using Singapore's facilities for temporary deployments and exercises the main facility used is Changi naval base in trade and Finance Singapore also benefits from its deep connections with Western Le institutions like the World Bank IMF and World Trade Organization joining bricks a group that challenges Western dominance in global politics would create a conflict for Singapore bricks countries especially Russia and China push for multi-polar world and aim to reduce Western influence this clashes with Singapore's long-standing ties to the west by supporting sanctions on Russia Singapore has shown that despite balancing its Foreign Relations its core strategic interests are still more more closely linked to the West than to the brics group another reason why it's impossible for Singapore to join bricks is that its economy is closely linked to the West American multinational corporations and Tech Giants have invested heavily in Singapore Singapore has established itself as a Global Financial Hub and a gateway to Southeast Asia attracting substantial investments from American and European multinational corporations companies like Microsoft and GP Morgan have heavily invested in Singapore the interdependency between Singapore's economy and these Western entities creates a strategic alignment that is difficult to reconcile with the objectives of bricks although joining bricks could be advantageous for Singapore given its promising future the country would have to overhaul its current systems it has to change everything because its economy military and everything else in the country is aligned with the West so joining bricks would lead to the withdrawal of the multinational corporations in Singapore and reduction in their Investments and ancle Sam will unilaterally Place sanctions on the country I think this is probably the biggest reason why Singapore is hesitant to join bricks think of it like this Singapore is the Little America of the East how could brick include Singapore as a member it's like expecting America to join bricks can you think of other reasons why it's impossible for Singapore to join bricks

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