China's nationalist state-owned tabloid The Global Times continues its run of throwing shade at Singapore for the second day in a row over the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)'s military ties with Taiwan.
The influential paper blasted Singapore's "carelessness" with the armoured vehicles currently impounded in Hong Kong en route back home from Taiwan — a characteristic that they believe to reflect the failure to take China's disapproval of the self-ruled nation seriously. Beijing considers Taiwan a breakaway province, see.
The tension between China and Singapore loomed bigger in recent months, especially in regards to the South China Sea issue. Beijing is claiming sovereignty of waters and islands in the South China Sea, and is concerned about Singapore's suspected position against them in the dispute.