Singapore's scientists partner with Chinese peers despite complicated politics

Ang Yee Sin , assistant professor at Singapore University of Technology and Design, poses with PhD candidate Su Tong, whose two-year visit to SUTD is funded by the China Scholarship Council.The similarities between Singapore and China might not seem obvious at first glance, but for National University of Singapore professor Wong Nyuk Hien, the parallels between the city state and the world’s most populous country have led to a rewarding scientific partnership.

While growing geopolitical tensions have complicated international collaboration, Singaporean scientists say they will continue to partner with Chinese peers because of their shared research interests, cultural similarities and complementary strengths. Anders Karlsson, vice-president of global strategic networks at Elsevier, said Singapore was “punching well above its weight” as the most important research hub in Southeast Asia.Earlier this month, Beijing said it would suspend climate change cooperation with the United States in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, leaving prospects for future joint research uncertain.

“There’s urgency in doing this kind of work because of all the climate change issues that we are experiencing now,” he said. “I believe that when the international community sees the valuable findings, they will continue to collaborate regardless of this political situation.” “Singapore is a small nation and natural resources are limited. We need to put our money in critical areas,” said Hu, director of the university’s centre for water research.

Hu said they developed a way to combine disinfection technologies – including using chlorine, chloramine and ultraviolet light to control harmful microorganisms – that could soon be patented and commercialised. Ang specialises in semiconductor physics and designing electronic devices and chips. He also researches neuromorphic devices that mimic the human brain to perform computations using less energy.

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