China paper says Singapore troop carriers should be "melted down"

ReutersNovember 29, 2016

ricky l

2 seconds ago

I think there is no need to respond to the extremist view of this Chinese paper - who is design to provoke tension - and not resolving issue coolly and calmly.

It is reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore and China has touch base to resolve the issue amicably.

It is reported that Singapore is consistent in our view that we has always respect the "One China Policy" and has not deviate from this stand.

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  ricky l

  42 seconds ago

  Official statement :-
  " Singapore will not allow any single issue to hijack its relationship with China, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Tuesday (Nov 29).
  
  “You all know, and everyone including China knows, that we have special arrangements with Taiwan for a long time. What we are doing there is no longer a secret, everybody knows that,” he said.
  
  Dr Balakrishnan said Singapore has a longstanding and mutually beneficial relationship with China, though there may be disagreements from time to time.
  
  But Singapore has been “very consistent and transparent” in the position that it takes, even if differences in perspectives emerge, he said.
  
  Dr Balakrishnan reiterated Singapore’s stand that the country has not shifted from its support of the One China policy and that it values its longstanding relationships.
  
  "One thing in Chinese culture is you never forget your old friends, people who were there with you in the beginning, people who were there with you through thick and thin, and surely in Chinese culture you appreciate this concept of loyalty to old friends," he said.
  
  "At the same time, you know full well where I stand, and I believe in One China and we will not deviate from that, we have not changed."