Protesters burn Singaporean flag

Protesters burn Singaporean flag

TAIWAN: Demonstrators burned Singapore's flag on Friday in
southern Taiwan while protesting a recent speech by the Southeast
Asian nation's foreign minister, who warned that Taiwanese
independence supporters were risking a war with China.

The small group of protesters lit a fire in a metal barrel and
dipped Singapore's red-and-white flag into the flames while
chanting, "Singapore is an informer" in Kaohsiung, the island's
second-biggest city.

Singapore and Taiwan have traditionally had friendly ties, but
relations turned chilly after Singaporean Foreign Minister George
Yeo gave a speech last week at the United Nations that some
Taiwanese thought criticized Taiwan unfairly.

Yeo warned that some Taiwanese groups were pushing for
independence and this would spark a war with China that would
drag in other countries.

The speech angered Taiwanese Foreign Minister Mark Chen, who
complained that the Singaporean official did not mention how
China was threatening Taiwan with hundreds of missiles. -- AP