Video with English subtitles: Look at the development history of Singapore from a geographical and historical perspective. 影片有英文字幕: 從地理歷史視角看新加坡發展史

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The “richest man in Asia” has been counting money for half a century relying on geographical arbitrage.
However, the data in 2025 poured cold water on Singapore: GDP growth rate was cut in half, the transit business collapsed extensively, and the gantry crane went silent. In this silent competition, Hainan Yangpu Port is making strong efforts as a “Niu Hulu”. Not only has the cost dropped by 32%, but it has also “de-Malacca” the energy channel.

When point-to-point direct flights replace middlemen to earn price differences, can this small country still maintain its myth?

⚖️ This video provides an in-depth analysis of the changes in shipping in Southeast Asia and looks at how China is reshaping the global trade landscape through land-sea linkage.

💡 Core ideas:
✅ 1. The cost of path dependence: Singapore is overly dependent on transit trade. Under the new flat “spider web” trade model, the role of middlemen is rapidly being marginalized.
✅ 2. Reconstruction of China’s power: The rise of the China-Laos Railway and Hainan Yangpu Port is not a simple competition, but a qualitative change in the trade between China and ASEAN from the “candied haws of apples” model to a “point-to-point” efficient connection.
✅ 3. The end of the era of geographical arbitrage: The global trade flow will always flow in the direction with the least resistance and the lowest cost. Gone are the days of relying on monopoly intersections to collect “travel money”.

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From regional economies to global games, let’s understand the power logic behind the times.

靠地理套利數錢半個世紀的「亞洲首富」

卻在2025年的數據裡被潑了冷水：GDP增速腰斬、中轉業務大面積塌方、龍門吊集體沉默。這場無聲的競爭中，海南洋浦港正以「牛葫蘆」之姿強勢發力，不僅成本直降32%，更實現能源通道的「去馬六甲化」。

當點對點直航取代中間商賺差價，這個彈丸之地還能延續神話嗎？

⚖️ 本期視頻深度解析東南亞航運變局，看中國如何通過陸海聯動重塑全球貿易棋局

💡 核心觀點：
✅ 1. 路徑依賴的代價：新加坡過度依賴中轉貿易，在新扁平化「蜘蛛網」貿易模型下，中間商角色正被快速邊緣化
✅ 2. 中國力量的再造：中老鐵路與海南洋浦港的崛起不是簡單競爭，而是中國-東盟貿易從「糖葫蘆串」模式向「點對點」高效連結的質變
✅ 3. 地理套利時代終結：全球貿易流永遠流向阻力最小、成本最低的方向，依靠壟斷十字路口收「過路錢」的時代正在落幕

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