新加坡中华总商会与1963年新加坡对日不合作运动

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and the Local Non-Cooperation Movement towards Japan in 1963

二战后英国出于冷战的考量和为了换取日本在其东南亚殖民地的财产,在旧金山媾和时放弃了其东南亚殖民地对日本的赔偿要求,使得1962年初因发现日本占领新加坡期间被屠杀的华人遗骸而引发的对日追讨血债的行动困难重重。新加坡中华总商会在日本政府一再拖延的情况下,发动了对日不合作运动,公布了14项实施办法。此运动的发动及其影响,使日方深切地感受到新加坡在其对外贸易中的重要性,并成为《日本国与新加坡共和国之间1967年9月21日协定》顺利签订的主要原因之一。

Because of the Cold War scenario and in order to secure Japanese property in Southeast Asia, the London authorities gave up the war compensation on behalf of its colonies of Southeast Asia during the San Francisco negotiations with Japan, which in turn resulted in lots of troubles in war compensation claims in early 1962, when large number of Chinese remains were unearthed in Singapore. All of these Chinese were slaughtered by the Japanese army during the Japanese occupation period. The Japanese government purposely eschewed the war compensation claims and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Singapore was forced to launch the Non-Cooperation Movement towards Japan while announcing a 14-point package. The nationwide non-cooperation movement and its impact made the important role played by Singapore in Japan＇ s foreign trade clearly felt in Tokyo. The bilateral agreement between Singapore and Japan was thus smoothly signed on 21 September 1967.