Why are most of Singapore Chinese?

There are many Chinese in Singapore because:

18 19, in order to develop Singapore's economy, the British government recruited a large number of workers from overseas, among which workers from China, Guangdong and Fujian accounted for a large proportion.

1963, the alliance party composed of UMNO, MCA and Congress Party lost in the NSW election; 1In September 1964, serious racial riots broke out again in Singapore. The concept of "Malay supremacy" gradually moved to the center of the stage. At that time, Malaysian Prime Minister Tengku abdul rahman was worried that Chinese would dominate Malaysia's political and economic environment, and decided to go out of Singapore with Chinese as the main body to ensure Malay rule. The ruling Coalition headed by UMNO urgently passed a constitutional amendment in Congress to expel Singapore and Malaysia. A large number of Chinese moved to Singapore from Malacca and Johor in Malaya.

Singapore The Republic of Singapore, formerly known as Singapore, Sin Chew or Sing Tao, also known as the Lion City, is an island country in Southeast Asia with a parliamentary political system. Singapore is adjacent to Malaysia across the Johor Strait in the north, Indonesia across the Singapore Strait in the south, and the southern mouth of the Straits of Malacca. In addition to Singapore Island (accounting for 88.5% of the national area), its territory also includes 63 surrounding islands.

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In the 8th century, Singapore belonged to Sri Lanka. /kloc-belonged to the Sultanate of Malacca established by Berimura in the 0/4th century; 18-19th century belongs to the kingdom of Johor. 65438+occupied by Britain as a colony at the beginning of the 9th century; 1942 February 15, Singapore was occupied by Japan; 1963 joined Malaysia; 1965 Singapore independence.

Singapore is located at 1 18' north latitude and 103 5 1' east longitude, adjacent to the south entrance of Malacca Strait, adjacent to Malaysia across the narrow Johor Strait in the north, and connected to the Second Strait by a new flexible causeway in the north and west. There is a ferry connection between Tan Bin Island and Batam Island across the Singapore Strait.

Singapore has a land area of 7 19. 1 square kilometer, and its coastline is more than 200 kilometers long. The whole country consists of more than 60 islands, including Singapore Island, St. John Island, Kameyama Island, Sentosa Island, Sister Island and Jiong Island. The three largest outer islands are Jurong Island, Dekong Island and Ubin Island. With the reclamation project forming a new land area, it will increase 100 square kilometers of land. The standard time in Singapore is UTC+8, which is 1 hour faster than its geographical location.

Singapore is located in the tropics, controlled by the equatorial low pressure zone for many years, with a rainy climate in the equator and small annual and daily temperature differences. The average temperature is between 23 and 34℃, the average annual rainfall is about 2400 mm, and the humidity is between 65% and 90%. The rainy season is from June 1 1 to March of the following year, and the weather is unstable due to the humid northeast monsoon. There are usually thunderstorms in the afternoon, and the average low temperature hovers at 24-25℃. From June to September, the southwest wind is the driest. In the months with alternating monsoon, that is, from April to May, 10 to10, the ground wind is weak and changeable, the sun is hot, and the highest temperature on the island can reach 35℃.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Singapore