The Singapore-China relationship was never going to be an easy one given the huge differences between the two countries, not the least of which are their different political systems and disparity in size.
Another complicating factor: Singapore's ethnic Chinese majority population (75 per cent), with many Singaporeans still steeped in Chinese customs and traditions, and for some, even personal memories of the motherland.
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