▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Singapore ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁foreign ▁country ▁to ▁maintain ▁permanent ▁military ▁bases ▁on ▁Taiwan . ▁ ▁Singapore ▁being ▁an ▁island ▁surrounded ▁by ▁larger ▁countries ▁found ▁similarity ▁with ▁Taiwan ; ▁this ▁might ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁its ▁suit ability ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁ground . ▁However , ▁this ▁became ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁conflict ▁between ▁Singapore ▁and ▁Be ij ing . ▁Be ij ing ▁demanded ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁troops ▁and ▁offered ▁to ▁provide ▁alternative ▁training ▁ground ▁on ▁H ain an ▁Island . ▁Singapore ▁refused ▁the ▁offer , ▁rather ▁stated ▁it ▁would ▁withdraw ▁its ▁forces ▁and ▁not ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁any ▁confront ation . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Coll abor ation ▁between ▁the ▁RO C ▁and ▁US ▁militar ies ▁began ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁when ▁both ▁nations ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Al lied ▁forces , ▁and ▁continued ▁through ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Civil ▁War ▁when ▁RO C ▁forces ▁were ▁supplied ▁primarily ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁until ▁the ▁final ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁RO C ▁forces ▁to ▁Taiwan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁U . S . ▁expected ▁the ▁RO C ▁government ▁to ▁fall ▁and ▁with d rew ▁support ▁until ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁when ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ 7 th ▁Fle et ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁Stra its ▁both ▁to ▁protect ▁Taiwan ▁from ▁a ▁P RC ▁attack , ▁and ▁to ▁stop ▁RO C ▁actions ▁against ▁the ▁P RC . ▁A ▁formal ▁US - RO C ▁security ▁p act ▁was ▁signed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5