China’s decision last week to impound nine Singaporean military vehicles as they were in transit from training exercises in Taiwan has highlighted growing tensions with Singapore and Beijing’s desire to further isolate the Taiwanese government of Tsai Ing-wen.
China has lodged a formal protest to Singapore over its military ties with self-governing Taiwan, which Beijing views as a breakaway region.
The armed personnel carriers remain under close guard in Hong Kong, where they were seized, while Singaporean diplomats try to negotiate their release and work out how the incident will affect relations with an increasingly assertive China.
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