SINGAPORE, Aug. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Singapore's new Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stressed that Singapore will not change its long-held"one-China" policy, and if Taiwan provokes a conflict, Singapore will not support Taiwan.

　　Delivering his first National Day rally speech on Sunday, Lee said Singapore understands that "one-China" is the core interest of China.

　　Since its independence in 1965, Singapore has stuck to its"one-China" stand because it also meets with Singapore's essential interest.

　　The Prime Minister also stressed that Singapore firmly opposes "Taiwan independence" and if Taiwan provokes a conflict across the Taiwan Straits, Singapore will not support Taiwan. Enditem