Top Chinese, Singaporean diplomats reaffirm commitment to Malacca Strait transit rights

AI Summary

Senior diplomats from China and Singapore reaffirmed commitment to keeping the Malacca Strait open for free passage during talks in Beijing, emphasizing the strategic importance of this global shipping lane.

Singapore is committed to keeping the Strait of Malacca open, the city state’s top diplomat Vivian Balakrishnan told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during talks in Beijing. According to the Chinese government, the Singaporean foreign minister on Monday said that keeping the critical global shipping lane open was in the interest of all parties. Balakrishnan also voiced Singapore’s support for free passage through the strait and other international waterways, the Chinese read-out...