Gone are the years of revolution and war,and Singapore is now an independent state. Today,Chinese Singaporeans relate themselves to their ancestral country in a cultural sense only,without identifying with it politically.

• 新加坡已是一个独立的国家，那个改革和战争的时代已经过去，新加坡华人现在只谈“文化中国”，避免“政治中国”的认同。