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Singapore is a Malay country and China is a Chinese country.

Singapore is a malay country which malay as the national language. Singapore has only been colonised twice in its entire history. First, by the Tamils(Sri Vijaya Empire) then by the Britsh.

It was the Tamils who named the island to Singapore(Lion City in Tamil). Originally, the country was called Temasak(Malay native name).

China of course has none of the above history.

Singapore has never even had a chinese name before. Chinese in Singapore are of immigrant background, mostly originating from mainland china.

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