Analysis of China-Singapore relations from an ethnic perspective has long been neglected by the existing literature. This study argues that China, influenced by Western racial concepts since the late Qing Dynasty, has made Singapore the projection of both the aspiration to become a "white people" and the desire to prove Chinese superiority. Such psychology has affected modern China-Singapore relations. However, Singapore's status as higher-level Chinese and a mentor of Chinese development has declined in recent years as China has started to promote the "Chinese Dream" and "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." China has become dominant in promoting Chinese "superiority," affecting changes to China-Singapore relations.