LEADER 03258nam 2200421 450 001 9910714877003321 005 20230615114213.0 035 $a(CKB)4950000000111617 035 $a(NjHacI)994950000000111617 035 $a(OCoLC)1157287946 035 $a(EXLCZ)994950000000111617 100 $a20230615d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aU.S.-Singapore Relations (IF10228) /$fBen Dolven, Emma Chanlett-Avery 205 $a[Library of Congress public edition]. 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cCongressional Research Service,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (3 unnumbered pages) 225 1 $aIn focus (Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service) 300 $aThe CRS report home page provides access to all versions published since 2018 in accordance with P.L. 115-141. 330 $aThough geographically only about three times the size of Washington, DC, and with a population of about 5.9 million, the city-state of Singapore exerts economic and diplomatic influence on par with much larger countries. Its stable government, strong economic performance, educated citizenry, and strategic position along key shipping lanes afford it a large role in regional and global affairs. For the United States, Singapore has been a partner in both trade and security initiatives and an advocate of a strong U.S. role in the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, Singapore's leaders have aimed to maintain close relations with China, and to maintain positive ties with all regional powers. The United States and Singapore have extensive trade and investment ties. The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which went into effect in January 2004, was the first U.S. bilateral FTA with an Asian country. In 2019, U.S.Singapore trade totaled about $91.6 billion, and Singapore was the 14th largest goods export market for the United States. That same year, the U.S. trade surplus with Singapore amounted to $18.3 billion. Singapore is a party to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership (CPTPP), an 11-nation agreement that evolved from the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), from which the United States withdrew in 2017, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a 15-nation regional trade pact. Although not a U.S. treaty ally, Singapore is one of the strongest U.S. security partners in the region. A formal strategic partnership agreement allows the United States to access Singaporean military facilities and promotes cooperation on issues ranging from counterterrorism to counter-proliferation. 410 0$aIn focus (Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service) 606 $aBills, Legislative 607 $aSingapore$xPolitics and government 615 0$aBills, Legislative. 676 $a320.95957 700 $aDolven$b Ben$01361325 702 $aChanlett-Avery$b Emma 712 02$aLibrary of Congress.$bCongressional Research Service, 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910714877003321 996 $aU.S.-Singapore Relations (IF10228)$93379627 997 $aUNINA