Singapore warns of action over fake Chinese party job offers on social media

“Foreigners visiting, studying, working or living in Singapore should not carry out their political agendas or activities here. We will deal firmly with any individual or group found to be doing so,” the MHA said.

The job offers, aimed at recruiting a party branch secretary and deputy branch secretary for a purported youth league branch at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, one of Singapore’s leading tertiary institutions, raised concerns. However, a spokesperson from Ngee Ann Polytechnic clarified that the institution has no affiliations with political parties.

Apart from emphasising skills like communication and teamwork, the listings also sought candidates familiar with Singapore’s education system and the Chinese community’s activities. Additional requirements included “promoting the party’s ideology and culture” and “increasing the overseas outreach and influence of the party.”

The Chinese Embassy highlighted that one of the organisations mentioned in the postings does not exist in China, reiterating, “The information contained in the two job postings is fake information, clearly untrustworthy and unreliable.”

As of December 23, the LinkedIn account and the job listings had been taken down, according to the newspaper.