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Singapore’s Balakrishnan warns Hormuz just a ‘dry run’ if US, China clash

South China Morning Post · · 157 words · By Jean Iau
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“Singapore’s Balakrishnan warns Hormuz just a ‘dry run’ if US, China clash”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan described the situation in the Strait of Hormuz as a 'dry run' for a potential conflict between the US and China in the Pacific.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Singapore is one of the few countries in the world to maintain diplomatic relations with 190 UN member states; it has no relations with Central African Republic and South Sudan. Singapore supports the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying is…
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“Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia have a ‘strategic interest’ in keeping the Strait of Malacca open”
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Multiple sources, including CNA and other news reports, confirm that Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia share a strategic interest in keeping the Strait of Malacca open.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Piracy in the Strait of Malacca has long been a threat to ship owners and the mariners who ply the 900 km-long (550 miles) sea lane. In recent years, coordinated patrols by Indonesia, Malaysia, Thail…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_the_Strait_of_Malacc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Singapore Strait is a 113 km-long (70 mi), 19 km-wide (12 mi) strait between the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea in the east. Singapore is on the north of the channel, and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Strait
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, 900 kilometres (560 mi) long and from 65 to 250 km (40 to 155 mi) wide, between the Malay Peninsula to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Su…
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“Jakarta’s finance minister... reportedly floated the idea of fees for the strait”
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Two independent web search results explicitly mention that Indonesia's Finance Minister (Purbayo Yudhi Sadiwa) suggested or announced plans for a toll/fee system for ships in the Strait of Malacca.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Malacca (Malay: Melaka), officially the Historic State of Malacca (Malay: Melaka Negeri Bersejarah), is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. A federal constitutional monarchy, it consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malays…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sunda Strait Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Selat Sunda, JSS, Jembatan Selsun, sometimes referred to in English-language reports as the SSB) was a planned road and railway megaproject between the tw…
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“During a panel at CNBC Converge Live in Singapore, Balakrishnan was asked if the city state was under pressure from the United States and China to choose between them”
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Multiple sources confirm that during a panel at CNBC Converge Live in Singapore, Balakrishnan was asked about pressure from the US and China to choose between them.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lee Kuan Yew (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman and barrister who was the first prime minister of Singapor…
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“he reminded the American leader of the significant “good skin in the game” Washington wore in Southeast Asia in the form of foreign direct investment, which was more than in India, China, Japan and South Korea combined.”
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While the provided evidence discusses FDI in Southeast Asia generally, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries contain the specific quote or the specific statistical claim that US FDI in Southeast Asia is greater than the combined FDI in India, China, Japan, and South Korea.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was an international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty signed in September 19…
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