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[Sg] - Vivian Balakrishnan, foreign minister of Singapore, apologized to Wang Yi, for "not wearing tie" while formally welcoming him to Singapore.

CoffeeAhSoh

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There is no excuse. All dress code would had been settled beforehand in all diplomatic settings.

VB needs to be sacked

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Tiagong , goofy event is a first
in the history of Chinese Diplomacy.

its unheard of for its Foreign Minister
, a high- ranking government official
responsible for overseeing China's
foreign relations and diplomacy, both
domestically and internationally, to remove
his tie because his host did not wear one. :frown:
 

syed putra

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It's hot and humid equatorial climate snd wang yi understood that it's not normal to wear a tie in South East Asia. This wang yi term extended like xi jinping? I thought he would go like li keqiang
 

oliverlee

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I attended some course on service excellence.
The basic rule to follow if you are unsure of what to wear for an occasion is always to wear the most formal I.e business long sleeves shirt, pants, tie and a jacket.
In the event you need to fine tune, you can always remove each piece.
Also be sure to iron your clothes.
Don't kay kiang and do the assumptions.
You want to be respected so respect others first. Basic human ethics.
No need to play strip poker. Would like to see jo teo remove piece by piece
 

CoffeeAhSoh

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CoffeeAhSoh

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There is no excuse. All dress code would had been settled beforehand in all diplomatic settings.

VB needs to be sacked


Tiagong , after careful internal review.
The "Tie and No-Tie" issue due to
communication breakdown :biggrin:
 

Byebye Penis

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Singapore didn't respect the Chinese FM by not wearing a tie.
So China FM got angry and removed his tie to show his disrespect too. His team followed.
 

SamSeng

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tis because out of respect for ccp wolf warrior wang with his constant anti-western tirades vivain doesn’t wear a tie as the tie is a symbol of western imperialism and slavery of colonial subjects like a noose around one’s neck. atta boy vivain!
then why doggie Wang is wearing a western suit aka 西式西装? :biggrin: CCP does not practice what they preach? :biggrin:
 

eatshitndie

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then why doggie Wang is wearing a western suit aka 西式西装? :biggrin: CCP does not practice what they preach? :biggrin:
their closet may have a mao suit for symbolism but they are actually closet europhiles with dozens of italian made suits that cost $6.9k per suit.
 

CoffeeAhSoh

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Singapore didn't respect the Chinese FM by not wearing a tie.
So China FM got angry and removed his tie to show his disrespect too. His team followed.
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Maturing as a young man in Singapore in the early 80s, I always remembered a phrase that Lee Kuan Yew used- “These are the rules of the game”. He was referring to the diplomatic protocol which is understood the world over when leaders meet.

A Prime Minister of a host country always has to go to the place where a visiting Head of State is staying, be it a hotel or the official guest house, to meet the VIP. It is important to follow these and other diplomatic rules in order to avoid creating embarrassing situations or offending the opposite side.

Like many, I was mortified when Vivian Balakrishnan greeted the visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi without wearing a tie. Wang Yi had turned up in jacket and tie.To his great credit, the quick thinking Wang Yi immediately took off his tie when he saw that Vivian was not wearing one. This was a highly embarrassing incident which could have been easily avoided.

For those who follow international affairs,when have you ever seen Wang Yi without a tie when he meets the foreign minister or leader of another country? He is always immaculately turned out in jacket and tie.Did Vivian enquire whether Wang Yi would be without a tie before deciding not to wear one?

In International affairs,everything is choreographed. Nothing is ever left to chance.Earlier this year,President Xi had received President Macron of France in a State Visit in Beijing.President Macron delighted the Chinese leader with certain remarks he made in Beijing. Later,when Macron left Beijing to visit Guangzhou, Xi flew in to join him.They met at a famous garden where they took tea and Xi gave the French leader some lessons about Chinese history and philosophy.Both men were without ties, wearing only jackets. But do you think both men not wearing ties on that occasion was a coincidence? Of course not. Everything would have been planned and agreed by both sides.The informality was intended to convey that each felt at ease with the other and the great friendship which existed between the 2 nations.

Vivian has not learnt after all these years. Still remember his remarks at the Kim/Trump summit in Singapore several years ago,that Singapore’s role was to serve tea and coffee? The great Victorian British Prime Minister Disraeli said that prestige is the currency in International Relations.

Vivian has never as Foreign Minister been able to project Singapore prestige on the world stage.Is it any wonder when he relegated Singapore to serving tea and coffee at an important International Summit?
 
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