They require the same "economic" power to uplift out of poverty,
its not as if 2 of those 3 were tiny, but strategically placed ports vs china, with a literal continent's worth of people
They require the same "economic" power to uplift out of poverty,
its not as if 2 of those 3 were tiny, but strategically placed ports vs china, with a literal continent's worth of people
Isn't Singapore like, an actual police state
eh its a generic neoliberal state, with maybe worse protections for lgbt vs the west, close to South Korea
I think possession gets you the death penalty?
i mean yeah unfortunately drug laws are fucked all over asia, China has similar penalties
Kind of understandable in light of the whole opium thing
Not right, but the historical forces behind that are much different and less steeped in racism than Western anti-drug laws.
Its a neoliberal police state hellhole with some randomly good housing policies
It's also a big conduit for the Chinese export market.
Trying to dunk on China by pointing to Singapore is a clear illustration of not understanding cause and effect.
Its also far more homophobic than china