Marxists anyone?
http://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/09/09SINGAPORE863.html
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 SINGAPORE 000863
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/MTS - M. COPPOLA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/09/2019
TAGS: PGOV PREL SN
SUBJECT: RULING PARTY YOUTH WING COZIES UP TO CHINESE,
STEPS UP RECRUITMENT
Classified By: E/P Counselor Joel Ehrendreich for reason 1.4(d).
¶1. (C) Summary. The youth wing of Singapore's ruling party,
Young PAP (YP), is pursuing closer ties with the Chinese
Communist Youth League, two YP executive committee members
told PolOffs on August 27. Recent YP "study visits" to China
have focused on political education and recruitment. In
contrast, YP's relations with fraternal parties in Indonesia,
Malaysia, and Taiwan are less active. Though YP membership
has recently increased by about 150% to approximately 9,000,
it remains a relatively small organization even by Singapore
standards. It has never fulfilled its intended role of
cultivating new leadership for the ruling People's Action
Party (PAP), with only one former member in a cabinet-level
position. Instead of influencing policy, YP appears geared
toward creating a positive image of the PAP for young
Singaporeans, with the ultimate goal of encouraging them to
become PAP members. End summary.
Young PAP Pursues Ties with Communist Youth League...
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¶2. (C) Young PAP (YP), the youth wing of Singapore's ruling
People's Action Party (PAP), nurtures close ties with its
communist Chinese counterpart, two members of the
organization's executive committee told PolOffs on August 27.
Joel Leong, Chairperson of the International Relations
Sub-Committee, and Phyllis Chng, Executive Secretary,
explained that YP's "easiest" international relationship is
with China's Communist Youth League (CYL). Leong said the
YP-CYL relationship dates back many years. In keeping with
Singapore's growing ties with China, YP officials have made
two "study trips" there this year. In February, they visited
a party school in Beijing to seek inspiration for their own
political education and training programs, and in July, they
received advice on recruitment strategies from their CYL
counterparts in Chengdu. After the February trip, YP
chairman Teo Ser Luck told Singapore press that associating
with a Communist organization did not trouble him: "We're
not worried because it's the governing party and
Singapore-China relations are so close. We don't talk about
political philosophy." (In a throwback to the PAP's early
days as a member of the Socialist International, YP members
still use the honorific "Comrade.")
http://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/09/09SINGAPORE863.html
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 SINGAPORE 000863
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/MTS - M. COPPOLA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/09/2019
TAGS: PGOV PREL SN
SUBJECT: RULING PARTY YOUTH WING COZIES UP TO CHINESE,
STEPS UP RECRUITMENT
Classified By: E/P Counselor Joel Ehrendreich for reason 1.4(d).
¶1. (C) Summary. The youth wing of Singapore's ruling party,
Young PAP (YP), is pursuing closer ties with the Chinese
Communist Youth League, two YP executive committee members
told PolOffs on August 27. Recent YP "study visits" to China
have focused on political education and recruitment. In
contrast, YP's relations with fraternal parties in Indonesia,
Malaysia, and Taiwan are less active. Though YP membership
has recently increased by about 150% to approximately 9,000,
it remains a relatively small organization even by Singapore
standards. It has never fulfilled its intended role of
cultivating new leadership for the ruling People's Action
Party (PAP), with only one former member in a cabinet-level
position. Instead of influencing policy, YP appears geared
toward creating a positive image of the PAP for young
Singaporeans, with the ultimate goal of encouraging them to
become PAP members. End summary.
Young PAP Pursues Ties with Communist Youth League...
--------------------------------------------- --------
¶2. (C) Young PAP (YP), the youth wing of Singapore's ruling
People's Action Party (PAP), nurtures close ties with its
communist Chinese counterpart, two members of the
organization's executive committee told PolOffs on August 27.
Joel Leong, Chairperson of the International Relations
Sub-Committee, and Phyllis Chng, Executive Secretary,
explained that YP's "easiest" international relationship is
with China's Communist Youth League (CYL). Leong said the
YP-CYL relationship dates back many years. In keeping with
Singapore's growing ties with China, YP officials have made
two "study trips" there this year. In February, they visited
a party school in Beijing to seek inspiration for their own
political education and training programs, and in July, they
received advice on recruitment strategies from their CYL
counterparts in Chengdu. After the February trip, YP
chairman Teo Ser Luck told Singapore press that associating
with a Communist organization did not trouble him: "We're
not worried because it's the governing party and
Singapore-China relations are so close. We don't talk about
political philosophy." (In a throwback to the PAP's early
days as a member of the Socialist International, YP members
still use the honorific "Comrade.")
