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Singapore hopes US
and China resolve problem soon(04/5/2001) Singapore pushed Thursday for the United States and China to resolve their row over an American spy plane soon, stressing that Washington-Beijing ties were vital to regional stability. "Good
Sino-US relations are vital to the stability and prosperity of the
Asia-Pacific region," the ministry of foreign affairs said in a
statement. "What has
happened is most unfortunate. We hope that the US and China will be able
to resolve the problem as soon as possible," it said. A foreign
ministry spokesman said Singapore has not been approached to mediate in
the dispute, and "in any case, it is clear that both the US and China are
in direct communication with each other." Sunday
morning a US spy plane bumped into and damaged a Chinese jet while on a
surveillance flight. (Agencies) |