Singapore and China are working on some exploratory ideas to minimize the risk of unplanned encounters at sea, amid increased fears of potential clashes between Chinese and foreign militaries in the contentious South China Sea.
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said he discussed the ideas with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at their meeting Monday (February 29), and that both sides would work on them in the coming months.
Speaking to reporters later without taking questions, Dr Balakrishnan said both sides had “very frank, useful and constructive” discussions on the South China Sea disputes and that Singapore, though not a claimant state, has to fulfil its role as country coordinator of China-Asean relations.
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