[kccqzy]

The CCP is known to be very aggressive. Even if the founders acquired Singaporean citizenship (which is way easier for ethnic Chinese people than for other races), the CCP would have taken them hostage if they just set foot in China like for a business trip. They can invent a crime and subject them to a trial with Chinese rules. What can Singapore do? It’s a tiny country that tries to walk a tightrope by simultaneously maintaining good relations with both China and the U.S.

[r14c]

They wouldn't have to "invent a crime", circumventing state interests in strategic technology is likely already illegal.

[pelorat]

> which is way easier for ethnic Chinese people than for other races

Nationals. The word you are looking for is nationals.

[kccqzy]

I am not. I am referring to the Chinese race. Their nationality could be Taiwanese or even Malaysian and the result is the same.

[r14c]

Then the word you're looking for is likely Han, Chinese is only a nationality, not an ethnicity.

[hug]

I dug a little into this because I was curious who was more correct here.

From wikipedia, which links to what seems like a relatively reliable source:

> The Singapore Department of Statistics broadly defines "Chinese" as a "race" or "ethnic group", in conjunction with "Malay, Indian and Others" under the CMIO model.[10] They consist of "persons of Chinese origin" such as the Hokkiens, Teochews, Hainanese, Cantonese, Hakka, Henghuas, Hokchias/Foochows, Shanghainese and Northern Chinese, etc."[11]

So I would, on the balance of things, think that kccqzy meant what they said, and was pretty correct about it.