'Stick to one China,' Beijing tells Singapore after seizureBEIJING -- China has lodged a diplomatic protest with Singapore after a shipment of Singaporean military armored vehicles being brought back from Taiwan was seized in Hong Kong, Beijing's foreign ministry said Monday. Beijing stated its opposition to "any form of official exchanges with Taiwan, including military exchanges and cooperation," foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters, urging Singapore to "stick to the 'One China' principle." Media reports in Hong Kong and Taiwan said the vehicles were on their way back from a training exercise in Taiwan. Singapore and Taiwan have a longstanding defense agreement signed in 1974, "Project Starlight," enabling Singaporean troops to train in Taiwan alongside Taipei's forces. But it has in recent years explored closer military ties with China, conducting a joint exercise in 2014.

Source: The China Post November 28, 2016 16:19 UTC