Unlike the stereotype of overseas Chinese business as typified in the literature,
ethnic Chinese business firms in Singapore are not homogenous. Any attempt to
characterize overseas Chinese business into a stereotype would be gravely misleading.
Moreover, any exaggeration and glorification of Chinese business success arising from
Chinese business networks, would only lead to unnecessary jealousy, anxiety and
political tension in the Southeast Asian region. This is especially true when one tries to
link monetary wealth with political powers