valuable to the major powers”—through the provision of military facilities and
strategic cooperation with the United States, for instance, and by cultivating
the image of being an interlocutor between China and the United States—such
that “they would feel a stake in Singapore’s prosperity, stability, and security.”
In addition, Singapore has promoted military-to-military relations with
major powers in the form of joint exercises with the United States, exchanges
with China, and joint naval and air exercises with India.