In the recent history of Europe, britain, known as the "empire of the sun never sets", has a lot of colonies, and those countries are distributed all over the world, and Singapore is one of them. Hatred of the colonizers came from national hatred, but for Singaporeans more than 100 years ago, Singapore was not their homeland, let alone their country, so British colonization was a feeling of indifference to them.
Located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore was part of the Malay Johor Kingdom from the 18th to the 19th centuries. In 1819, the British came here to make a pact with the Sultan of Johor and set up a trading post. Later, malaya, including Singapore, and North Borneo became British colonies.
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And because of its geographical location, Singapore soon developed into a British entrepot trade center in the Far East and a major military base in Southeast Asia. Managed by the British, Singapore's population grew rapidly.
After the opening of the Suez Canal, Singapore became even more important, but it was not long before it was occupied by Japan during World War II (i.e., in 1942) and renamed Shōnan Island. During the period of Japanese occupation, the locals were subjected to massive massacres, which led to a fierce revolt by various ethnic groups in Singapore.
After Japan surrendered in 1945, Britain resumed colonial rule. In 1959, it became autonomous and became an autonomous state. Although it is no longer a British colony, Singapore has also been added to the British Commonwealth, and Singapore has maintained a close relationship with some Western countries such as Britain and the United States for a long time, and the relationship can be said to be very close.
Colonists held a strong hatred for the colonial powers, in large part because they were invading their homeland. Singapore is different, where malays used to live here, but in small numbers. The main reason for this is that Singapore is small and resource-poor, and in the past it was rare to see any people until the British came here.
With the construction of the British, Singapore gradually developed, and a large number of Malays, Chinese and Indians poured into the area and became the main body of Singapore residents. However, because they were all immigrants in the past, not the original generations of people who lived here, so there is no deep feeling, no feeling of being invaded, and the British colonists do not have any feeling of hatred.
When Singapore was colonized by the British, although the locals were basically Chinese, the system, laws and education there were influenced by the British, and most of them used the British model. Like Lee Kuan Yew and others, they grew up with a British education.
And many Singaporeans with heads and faces, although they belong to malays, Chinese, and Indians on the outside, they are British in their bones and have a very strong sense of identification with Britain.
After Singapore's independence, the country is still imitating the Western model for construction, and also uses English as a lingua franca and official language, with such a cultural influence, Singaporeans are also more intimate with the West.
Compared with this, the British used big smoke and cannons to open china's doors, and then plundered, and compared with this, the British colonization of Singapore was very mild. At the beginning, the British established a trade center and military base in Singapore in the Far East, which was operated as their own territory. Before the British came, Singapore was very unremarkable, and after the British came, Singapore set up a transit station and a port terminal, which promoted the development of Singapore. So for the people there, the British brought them more development and advantages, and did not become depressed and desolate because of the British colonization.
Singapore was part of the Kingdom of Johor on the Malay Peninsula in the early days, and if it had been colonized by the British, it would not have been very popular if the local people were inhabited by Malays. At the beginning, Singapore did not have any people, it can be said that it was a desert island, and after being colonized by the British, there were gradually more talents. For those who had come because of labor, this was British territory, and there was no sense that the British were invaders.
In short, because many of the Singaporean countries are immigrants from the modern era, and they are deeply influenced by the education of the British cultural system, they have a sense of identity with the United Kingdom, and it is not surprising that they join the British Commonwealth.