00:00Singapore celebrates six decades of independence with National Day festivities featuring flyovers and fireworks.
00:17Thousands flock to the area around the city-state's popular tourist destination, Marina Bay, to take part in the largest celebration to date.
00:26Oh, it's very crowded right now, but we wanted to bring our kids to see the fireworks, but it's whooping.
00:32The theme of this year's celebration is Majula Singapura, meaning Onward Singapore, to spot that the country's progress despite trying times.
00:42Many locals say they feel proud of how far their home has come.
00:47It's pretty like seeing how everybody united and thinking about how this country is becoming great in so short, like short time, like less than 60 years, and from a small island become this, so it's pretty great.
01:01But while the excitement and joy at this event were palpable, it comes at a time of great challenges for Singapore.
01:13Taiwan Plus also asks people about some of the political tensions facing the city-state, and even its connections to Taiwan or China.
01:21But people here prefer to shy away from such topics.
01:28That could be due to Singapore's focus on stability, a value reflected in its geopolitical balancing act between China and the US, and sensitivity over the topic of Taiwan.
01:40Despite global headwind, Singapore's national days serve as a way for the people to take a step back from the pressure for a moment, and reflect on what has been built, and what remains to be achieved.
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