Singapore: Singapore said yesterday it is still awaiting the return of nine troop carriers seized in Hong Kong last month, which led to tension with China over Singapore's relations with self-ruled Taiwan.
Hong Kong customs seized the Singapore military's armoured vehicles as they were being shipped from Taiwan to Singapore after military exercises on the island that Beijing regards as a breakaway province.
Beijing then warned countries against maintaining military ties with Taiwan.
Singapore's defence ministry said in its latest update it had communicated its formal position on the seizure to Hong Kong authorities over the past three weeks.
"We await a full resolution of this matter and return of our property by the Hong Kong SAR Government," the ministry said in a statement, referring to Hong Kong by its designation as a special administrative region of China.
The seizure of the vehicles came amid mounting regional uncertainty and signs of tension between China and Singapore, which has deepened its security relationship with the US over the last year and remains concerned over Beijing's assertive territorial stance in the South China Sea.
