In economics, Taiwan and Singapore are two of Asia's "Four Little Dragons." "That Singapore invited President Lee to visit is connected to your country's strength," says Hung frankly. Sino-Singaporean relations cannot avoid the tint of "dollar diplomacy."
在經貿利益方面，台灣與新加坡並列為亞洲四小龍之二，「新加坡邀請李總統來訪，和你們國力本身有關；」洪鐮德毫不避諱地指出，中星來往不脫「金元外交」的色彩。