有幸出席“2026临沂外贸优品(新加坡)经贸对接会 #173
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有幸出席“2026临沂外贸优品(新加坡)经贸对接会 #173

昨晚承蒙学强邀请,我有幸出席“2026临沂外贸优品(新加坡)经贸对接会”,与来自临沂和新加坡的企业家及各界朋友交流。#173 席间最难得的,是与一桌背景各异的新老朋友畅谈——既有在新加坡扎根的第一代华人,也有传承至第四代的新加坡华人,还有正在新加坡工作、并积极探索东盟商机的中国朋友。不同的人生经历与商业视角汇聚在一起,让这个夜晚格外丰富。 跨境合作不只关乎产品与市场。真正决定一段关系能走多远的,往往是信任、物流、安全与信誉。机会可以促成一次会面,但唯有可靠的履约、清晰的责任和长期建立的互信,才能让合作跨越地域与周期。 新加坡与临沂之间的双向联系,可以成为更广阔区域合作的起点:从中国与新加坡出发,延伸至东南亚,并进一步连接美国、欧洲及其他国际市场。重要的并非一开始就定义所有可能,而是先把正确的人、可信的能力与共同的长期视野连接起来。 感谢学强的盛情邀请,也感谢当晚每一位新老朋友的真诚交流。许多有意义的合作,往往始于一张餐桌、一场坦诚的对话,以及彼此愿意长期同行的信任。 — Grateful to 学强 for inviting me to last night’s 2026 Linyi High-Quality Export Goods (Singapore) Economic & Trade Matching Conference. One of the evening’s highlights was sharing a table with people whose connections to Singapore span remarkably different journeys—from first-generation Chinese immigrants to fourth-generation Singaporean Chinese, alongside friends from…

Robots, speed dating and an unmanned booth: notes from The Business Show Asia and AIMX 2026 #172
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Robots, speed dating and an unmanned booth: notes from The Business Show Asia and AIMX 2026 #172

Robots, speed dating and an unmanned booth: notes from The Business Show Asia and AIMX 2026 #172 The Business Show Asia promised scale—8,000+ visitors and 250 exhibitors—while AIMX focused on real-world and embodied AI. For The Thousand Ships, I found potential collaborations across Singapore, Japan, China and the Philippines. “Speed Networking” was business’s answer to…

Beyond Partnerships: Where Growth Comes Next #168
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Beyond Partnerships: Where Growth Comes Next #168

Beyond Partnerships: Where Growth Comes Next #168 I had the privilege of attending the SMEICC Conference Series 2026, organised by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI). The conference reinforced that we are navigating a world that is increasingly fragmented, geopolitically contested and being reshaped by AI. Yet amidst these challenges, ASEAN continues…

#146 The Great Polymer Compression: Why ASEAN Waste Infrastructure May Become Strategic 《大聚合物压缩时代:为何东盟废弃物基础设施或将成为战略关键》
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#146 The Great Polymer Compression: Why ASEAN Waste Infrastructure May Become Strategic 《大聚合物压缩时代:为何东盟废弃物基础设施或将成为战略关键》

Over the past few weeks, various stakeholders, partners, traders, and industrial contacts connected to The Thousand Ships ecosystem have been quietly reporting a growing trend emerging across Southeast Asia’s polymer markets. What initially appeared to be temporary pricing softness is beginning to resemble something more structural. Across multiple categories of PE and PP plastics —…

Cross-border capital flows across ASEAN are gradually evolving beyond traditional transactional models. #145
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Cross-border capital flows across ASEAN are gradually evolving beyond traditional transactional models. #145

Cross-border capital flows across ASEAN are gradually evolving beyond traditional transactional models. Over the past weeks, I’ve been having meaningful discussions with various stakeholders across the Philippines ecosystem around several long-term themes: • Capital flows and regional diversification• ASEAN positioning and connectivity• Residency-linked ecosystems• Long-term wealth infrastructure and preservation What is becoming increasingly clear is…

🌊 Thousand Ships: Alignment Beyond Interest #141
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🌊 Thousand Ships: Alignment Beyond Interest #141

Over the past months, we have engaged with multiple Singapore-based stakeholders, including representatives connected to the capital markets ecosystem. There has been no shortage of interest, encouragement, and exploratory conversations. However, as we transition from concept to execution, one reality becomes clear: ⚒️🚢 Infrastructure is not built on interest alone.It is built on conviction, capital,…