Singapore maintains bilateral diplomatic relations with several countries to further its political, economic, and security interests. Key bilateral partners discussed include China, India, and Malaysia. Maintaining strong bilateral ties provides several benefits such as promoting technological development, cultural exchange, and economic cooperation. Bilateral relations also allow for more efficient discussions between two countries compared to multilateral arrangements. This furthers Singapore's national interests and strategic priorities.

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4. List of some Singapore’s Bilateral Relations Singapore-China bilateral relations Singapore-India bilateral relations Singapore-Malaysia bilateral relations

5. Examples of Singapore-China Bilateral Relations China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement aka (CSFTA) China-Singapore Suzhou Industry Park Tianjin Eco-City projects

6. Bilateral currency swap arrangement between Singapore and China 1)Promote bilateral trade and direct investment for economic development of the two countries 2) Strengthen regional economic resilience and financial stability

7. Example of Singapore-India Bilateral Relationship Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement A I M S To increase trade, investments and economic cooperation and expanded bilateral cooperation on maritime security, training forces, conducting joint exercises, developing military technology and fighting terrorism.

9. Memorandum of Understanding on the Acquisition of Malayan Railway Administration Land by the Singapore Government

11. Promote political , cultural and economic ties Political: In 1965, Singapore was concerned with China-backed communist threats as well as domination from Malaysia and Indonesia and sought a close strategic relationship with India, which it saw as a counter-balance to Chinese influence and a partner in achieving regional security Benefits of Bilateral Relations

13. Benefits of Bilateral Relations Economic: Create substantial benefits for both countries The bilateral Free Trade Agreement, the Suzhou Industrial Park, and the China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City had served as good examples of sound bilateral cooperation that created substantial benefit for both peoples. Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan

14. Benefits of Bilateral Relations Conclusion: By having strong political, cultural and economic ties, Singapore is able to gain allies and friendships among other countries who will be willing to help Singapore in times of needs as Singapore is an important country to them too.

15. Benefits of Bilateral Relations Military Cooperation -In 2003, India and Singapore signed a bilateral agreement on expanding military cooperation, conducting joint military training, developing military technology and achieving maritime security. The Singaporean Navy and the Indian Navy have conducted joint naval exercises and training since 1993 such as SIMBEX and MILAN near India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands. India and Singapore have also expanded their cooperation in fighting terrorism. Due to limited space in Singapore, by having military cooperation with other countries will thus allows Singapore to train her military elsewhere abroad to kept up with the current warfare scenarios and also provide a good joint forces against common enemies due to good communications with each other.

16. So why is bilateral relations better than other diplomatic relations?

17. Effectiveness Since bilateral relations is the diplomatic relations between 2 countries, thus this will ensure a faster and more effective way to resolve or discuss any problems This is because meetings held between each representatives from their respective countries will not be affected and thus delayed by other representatives’ schedules. Therefore Bilateral relation is better than regional relations such as the ASEAN or the international relations such as UN as it produce effective and fast results without needing to wait for a suitable time for all countries to meet up and tackle the problem together which will take further more discussions and arguments, leading to more time taken up.

18. Better Relationship By having good bilateral relations, both countries will develop stronger friendships ties than other relations and thus help one another. For example, China hopes that Singapore would continue to play a positive role in promoting relations between China and the Association of Southeast East Asian Nations (ASEAN). This was a statement by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan to Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng during a meeting in Beijing. This shows Singapore being the middleman between ASEAN and China and thus China will form a better relationship with Singapore as Singapore aided China a lot which ensure her growth.

19. Better Relationship International relations and regional relations organizations such as ASEAN and UN consists of different member countries. Therefore, any decisions made by any member countries will affect all members. This will increase the amount of disputes among members if not handled well, affecting the relationships inside the committee. However, by having bilateral relations with another countries, the decisions made will not affect and involve other countries.

20. National interest By joining a national or regional relations’ committee, the burden of a fellow member country will trouble all members of the committee. Thus, having bilateral relations will prevent that from happening and ensures that Singapore will not be overwhelmed with burden and problems caused by other countries’ mess, resulting Singapore’s national interest not to be affected and turn for the worse due to these burdens.

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