Vivian Balakrishnan urges US and China to de-escalate tensions in Taiwan Strait at G-20 talks

Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan at the G-20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi. - MFA

NEW DELHI (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan urged China and the US to de-escalate tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea at the Group of 20 (G-20) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Thursday (March 2).

Speaking at a plenary session on strengthening multilateralism, Dr Balakrishnan said there was a need for the “two biggest superpowers in the room to engage intensely and comprehensively with each other. They need to de-escalate the tensions for those of us in Asia, especially in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea”.