The “Lion City" said on Monday that China should clarify its claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) and urged all parties to act with restraint amid the biggest flare-up in regional tension in years over competing maritime sovereignty claims.
The rare comment from Singapore, a non-claimant to any of the islands, came as one of China's biggest civilian maritime patrol ships, the Haixun 31, docked in the city-state. [ FULL STORY ]
