Singapore us a Chinese city and its independent.
Being a “Chinese city” means nothing. It didn’t have to be “turned over” to anyone.
And there’s no reason it can’t be like Singapore.
I agree. But that’s the reasoning the chicoms use. Any Chinese city/area is theirs. If they succeed in taking Taiwan, they aren’t going to stop there. They’ll go after Singapore. They’ll go after S. Korea and Vietnam as it had been under Chinese control 1000+ years ago. They’ll go after any territory where there is a sizeable Chinese minority (Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, etc). The chicoms are trying to rebuild the historical empire, so any piece of land that was ever under their control they feel entitled to. What was the extent of Ghengis & Kublai Khan’s empire (never mind that they were Mongols)? That would be a general idea of what they want, whether by indirect or direct control.
It’s the same mindset of Mussolini, Hitler, and various Moslem fanatics. It doesn’t matter if the people in those other countries want nothing to do with them, regardless of whether they are ethnically Chinese or not. The chicoms are authoritarians, and like an authoritarian father, they know father knows best and should make all the decisions for his errant children.