cannot be abandoned unless the nature of the Chinese state fundamentally changes. This is very unlikely. NOTES 1 “Singapore Government Statement,” Government of Singapore, May 15, 1971, http://www.nas.gov.sg /archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/SGPress_3_15.5.71.pdf. 2 Jermyn Chow, “SAF Armoured Vehicles Seized in Hong Kong Po