Singapore's prime minister says a South China Sea code of …
Updated 1:10 AM PST, March 5, 2024. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Southeast Asian countries’ quest to reach agreement with China on a code of conduct in the contested South China Sea will take time, with difficult issues yet to be resolved despite recent efforts to accelerate the process, Singapore’s prime minister said Tuesday at a ...
US Senator's grilling of TikTok CEO sparks reaction from …
Feb 2, 2024 · About 75% of Singapore’s approximately 5.9 million population is ethnically Chinese, a result of Chinese immigrants moving to Singapore in the 1800s and early 1900s. Many young Singaporeans today do not identify with China as a cultural motherland. Wednesday’s hearing was Chew’s second time appearing before U.S. lawmakers.
China's C919 to make international debut at Singapore Airshow
Feb 21, 2024 · The Singapore Airshow – Asia's largest – kicks off Tuesday with an array of aerial displays including some by China’s COMAC C919 narrow-body airliner. The event, which runs from Feb. 20 to 25, is expected to draw more than 50,000 visitors and …
Singapore defense minister calls on China to take the lead in …
Oct 31, 2023 · Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen arrives for the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Ng called on China, as a dominant power in Asia, to take the lead in reducing tensions by being a benevolent one, warning that military conflict like the wars in Ukraine and Gaza would be devastating to the region’s future.
Top US and Chinese defense officials seek to restore …
May 31, 2024 · China’s Defense Minister Dong Jun, center, walks out after a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024.
China and key US partner Singapore agree to top-level defense …
Jun 1, 2023 · China and Singapore have laid the groundwork for a hotline between the two countries that would establish a high-level communications link between Beijing and a close American partner in Asia at a time when Chinese tensions with Washington are high and dialogue has stalled. Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday with his Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng ...
China's homegrown C919 jet in spotlight at Singapore air show, …
Feb 26, 2024 · FILE - A China’s Comac C919 aircraft performs during first day of Singapore Airshow in Singapore, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. China’s C919 single-aisle jet made its international debut at the Singapore Airshow, attracting masses of visitors and hundreds of orders, but analysts say it still has a long way to go before it can compete with ...
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy accuses China of helping Russia …
Updated 9:43 AM PST, June 2, 2024. SINGAPORE (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused China on Sunday of helping Russia to disrupt an upcoming Swiss-organized peace conference on the war in Ukraine. Speaking at Asia’s premier security conference, Zelenskyy said that China is pressuring other countries and their leaders not to ...
US defense secretary says war with China neither imminent nor ...
Jun 1, 2024 · SINGAPORE (AP) — United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a gathering of top security officials Saturday that war with China was neither imminent nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, stressing the importance of renewed dialogue between him and his Chinese counterpart in avoiding “miscalculations and misunderstandings.”
Chinese defense minister accuses US of causing friction with its ...
Jun 2, 2024 · SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister on Sunday acknowledged the importance of newly renewed military-to-military communications with the United States as tensions escalate in the Asia-Pacific, while at the same time accusing Washington of causing the friction with its support for Taiwan and the Philippines.