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THREAD: so much to unpack in one sentence: "Worsening China-US ties are not good to overseas Chinese communities, considering that Chinese Singaporeans make up 75 percent of its population." H/t: @SCS_Disputes https://t.co/LCzGzZdfgA
— Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦 (@CollinSLKoh) August 24, 2020
Rejoinder: Some comments pointed out the emphasis from the language perspective and that "Chinese Singaporean" exudes more Singaporean-ness. I get what they meant. But that's not the point. 1/
— Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦 (@CollinSLKoh) August 24, 2020
The last part of this nice piece that resonates with what I'm thinking – and I don't think I'm alone: "No matter when I am in the world, I would first be a Singaporean, then a Chinese" https://t.co/rIXfYj1si1
— Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦 (@CollinSLKoh) August 24, 2020
Local-born SG Chinese, such as my parents' generation onwards, are Singaporeans not "overseas Chinese communities" simply given the national allegiance pledged to Singapore, not PRC. Even naturalized SG Chinese may not regard themselves as "overseas Chinese communities". 3/
— Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦 (@CollinSLKoh) August 24, 2020
CCPChina still thinks that every Chinese around the world is their subject. Chinese chauvinism at its best.
— ChrisWapdy (@ChrisWapdy0305) August 24, 2020
The word "Chinese" that describes the race 華人 is so misleading. It sounds like the whole race is related to or even belongs to China. Maybe it's time for 華人 to create a new name for the race, e.g. Huaren 華人, Tanger 唐人, or more broadly mid-Asians, etc.
— 😷TrueDarkSideofChina (@nachenachena) August 24, 2020
Zhuang Guotu of Xiamen University is talking out of his arse. I’ve never heard an utterance so ridiculous in my life!
— TheRealBabushka (@BabushkaThe) August 24, 2020
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