李光耀曾经表示他是华人,但他从未说过自己是中国人。他在演讲和著作中强调了自己的华人身份,并经常谈论新加坡与中国的关系。尽管他与中国有着深厚的文化联系,但他始终把自己视为新加坡人,而不是中国人。在1967与美国媒体的访谈里,李光耀说: "First of all I can't speak as a Chinese because I'm a Singaporean. I am of Chinese ethnic stock and if you ask me to speak as a Chinese, the Chinese People's Republic in Peking will be I think quite rightfully indignant ." (翻译: "首先,我不能以中国人的身份发言,因为我是新加坡人。我是华裔,如果你要我以中国人的身份发言,我认为北京的中华人民共和国会感到相当愤怒。")
I am Singaporean Chinese. Born here and my loyalty is to my country Singapore. I am proud of my Chinese heritage but I am not a servant or slave of the CCP. Majulah Singapura!!
I would have felt ashamed if people mistaken me to be from China. To me, this would be an insult. That is why whenever I am overseas, my jacket always has a Singapore flag. And I would always and only identify myself as Singaporean. I served my country, I am proud of my country, and no one should ever tell me I belong to another country besides Singapore. The little pinkies in China are daydreaming if they ever want to "reunite" Singapore to China. I may be ethnic Chinese, but I count my fellow Malay and Indian Singaporeans as brothers and sisters. Not so for those Chinese in China. None of us ethnic Chinese even consider ourselves as from China, much less Singapore as a China province?! Dream on. Singapore is an independent country and belongs to no one. Majulah Singapura!
@traderghost - - - You are a first class Singaporean. Singapore is very proud to have such a loyal citizen as yourself, and I am very proud of you too, also, I am sure there are millions of Singaporeans who are very proud of you. If anyone were to say that I am a chinaman, I will @#$#$%%%^& him off no mercy, because I will also feel very ashamed and insulted if someone were to say that I am a chinaman.
Let's be sober. LSL is referring to present status. LKY fought communist so hard and won but from now on, PRC are not only here in Sg they are everywhere in the world. Even US is damn frightened because of PRC might. It can be predicted when they are stronger than the West and the latter withdraw from the east, what will your future generations choose, even Hon late LKY will have to choose PRC conveniently also because we are one ethnic group is a plus point.
Total brainwash bro. 😂 well but we have to admit the world economy was indeed secretly controlled by some major family. If you know what I mean. But surely not china😂
singapore is a small country,but we are united people with diffrent races.we live in harmony and build ourself as a strong but humble nation.we love our country. we will never belong to china.we are proud to be SINGAPOREAN😊PLUS,singapore and taiwan are in good relationship too.
China is China, Singapore is Singapore, two different country far away from each other. Born in China is China people. Born in Singapore is Singaporean. So what Chinese in Singapore ancestors came from China. They already deceased. Now their generation are born in Singapore. So China wants to claimed all Chinese countries or citizens from other countries as part of China? Common, that’s bloody stupid.
Just to make something clear… Chinese are all over the world but not all born at China... I born at Singapore this is my country this is home even if 1 day Singapore turn poor this is still my country my home… So please respect everyone in the world…
Anyway We are Chinese !!!!! We have yellow skin!!!!! Dun add on Political issues into it!!!!!!! We are proud to be Singaporean…… As we are live in Multi -Racial country!!!!!
@@天不晴-o7gYou self entitled? Self questioned, self answered! You are a clown, stupidity at its highest. Understand the topic? Don't waste your time here!
I was at Shanghai recently, there was a waitress from a popular Peking duck store told me that they are opening a store in Singapore, asked me where I stayed in Singapore, I told her northeast and she say oh… is near to Penang!! I have to spend the next 10mins to explain the geography of SEA to her. Went to another shop, the shop assistant told me she is afraid of going to Singapore, cos will easily get caught by authorities and have to pay fine and might go to jail… I asked her if she had been to Singapore? She say no, she saw all these news from social media. I feel that we should all go out of our own country and visit other people countries to understand other cultures and lifestyle. Don’t learn things from social media. Social media for entertainment only. 😊
Looking at people talking about LKY is amusing, they do not know he didn't even speak Mandarin until much later. But I have to say he made a mistake identifying as a 'Chinese 华人' which ultimately got made use by the present China for subversion (顛覆) and 统战 purpose. The further we disassociate from the '华人' term the better it will be, unfortunately the racial lines set by LKY is looking to backfire as people identify more with their race and religion than our nationality.
Singaporeans Chinese are Singaporeans, we love and are loyal to Singapore, not to any political party, and definitely not to another country. We are civilized, we try not to offend, and we definitely don’t behave like money and strength or ability is above everything else. We believe in true integrity, being decent to all, regardless of their financial standings. If I have to compare, we are more similar to Malaysian Chinese and Taiwanese. When I hear talk about Chinese supremacy, I’m not angry, I laugh. Because I believe most of our minds don’t even go there. That is why while culturally, we are Chinese but how we behave, is more westernized.