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Singapore maintains diplomatic relations with 189 UN member states. The three exceptions are the Central African Republic, Monaco and South Sudan. [citation needed] Singapore supports the concept of Southeast Asian regionalism and plays an active role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which it is a founding member.
Singapore Ambassador to China Peter Tan Hai Chuan. China–Singapore relations (Chinese: 中国–新加坡关系; pinyin: Zhōngguó–Xīnjiāpō Guānxì), also known as Chinese–Singaporean relations or Sino–Singaporean relations, are the bilateral relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Singapore.
The Republic of Singapore officially became the 117th member of the United Nations (UN) after its independence on August 9, 1965. [3] From 2001 to 2002, Singapore held a rotational seat on the United Nations Security Council and has participated in UN peacekeeping/observer missions in Kuwait, Angola, Kenya, Cambodia and Timor Leste.
The United States and Singapore signed the Singapore–United States Free Trade Agreement on 6 May 2003; the agreement entered into force on 1 January 2004. The growth of U.S. investment in Singapore and the large number of Americans living there enhance opportunities for contact between Singapore and the United States.
It was the first unit in the British Empire, regular or auxiliary, to field the Maxim Gun. The guns arrived in 1889 and were funded by donations from the Sultan of Johor, members of the various communities in Singapore and prominent businessmen. In 1901, the SVA was renamed the Singapore Volunteer Corps (SVC), due to its diverse sub-units.
The sixth annual Russia-Singapore Business Forum was held in Singapore in September 2011. The representatives of public and private sectors of Russia, Singapore, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Asia-Pacific Region participated in the forum. Russia and Singapore celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations in 2018.
Japan–Singapore relations or Singapore–Japan relations[ a ] refers to the bilateral relations between Japan and Singapore, two highly developed Asian countries which share historical, economic, and political ties. While the two countries first established bilateral relations in 1966, some of the earliest relations date back from before the ...
Singapore is one of Myanmar's top investors and trading partners. [94] In the past, Singapore faced scrutiny from Burmese democracy activists, exacerbated by Lee Kuan Yew 's comments in 1996. [ 95 ] After the 2021 Myanmar coup , Singapore adopted stronger stances against the military regime and pressuring the regime to cooperate with ASEAN's ...