Singapore-washing is a trend where Chinese firms move to the city state in order to attract overseas funding, a laxer regulatory environment or to appeal to a global customer base without an explicitly Chinese image

Singapore-washing is a trend where Chinese firms move to the city state in order to attract overseas funding, a laxer regulatory environment or to appeal to a global customer base without an explicitly Chinese image

 Roslan RAHMAN

When is a Chinese AI startup not a Chinese AI startup? When it's based in Singapore, or elsewhere, to distance itself legally and politically from Beijing.

The practice known as "Singapore-washing" is under scrutiny after China blocked a major US acquisition on national security grounds.

Originally published on doc.afp.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

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