Let us distract our people from the problems we created.
Our disposed PM met their DPM, let us cook up some story.
Got floods in our country.
Because they reclaim land.
They are going to build the IRs.
Don’t sell them sand.
If we were a poor country or if our racial mix is more even, (say 45% Chinese, 40% Malay, 15% Indians & Others) I think our neighbours, particularly the two nearest, would not target us that frequently and the animosities not that strong.
I believe one reason is envy. They are envious of our good fortune. Not just our economic growth but other things like stability. I remember someone said ‘It is not what we do, it is what we are that matters’. I think even if we try to please or appease them, it doesn’t help much. Unless we don’t progress…..
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A lot of the current bilateral problems with our neighbour up there are due to the historical baggage that was created when we separated from them. Of course, size also matters. I believe envy plays a part too. So it is a complicated multi-faceted problem.
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if i not wrong, e first neighbour had long ago stopped buying sand from second neighbour.
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