US-Singapore FTA

Singapore has for some time now been considered a newly industrialising country.1 Its ability to maintain and sustain positive economic growth and amass capital has seen it soar, like Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea into the economic stratosphere as compared to its neighbours in the Global South. This has led the abovementioned group to be labeled the ‘Four Dragons’. As a traditional Chinese symbol it represents splendour and wealth.

The United States of America on the other hand has always been a global superpower. Its sheer power both economically and militarily has allowed it to have an overwhelming influence on the world today. Its per capita GDP of $28,2302 ranks as one of the highest globally. Its national image of the great bald eagle also conjures an image or regality and respect. The lord of the skies. In that sense, one must ask, what does a dragon have to do with an eagle? In the past two years or so, plenty.

Both Singapore and America have been working togethe...