Xiamen Airlines, a SkyTeam airline member, is one of the airline players on the California scene since June 2017 flights began from LAX to Xiamen XMN.
Ticket prices LAX to Singapore are $478 round trip for travel March to May 2018.
Xiamen is a port city across the strait from Taiwan. CNN posted a Sep 2017 article on Xiamen describing the city as “China’s Capital of Coolâ€.
The cheapest flights tend to force an overnight in Xiamen one or both directions. The good news is these are close to 24 hour transit layovers for a full hotel night and time to sightsee.
Xiamen Airlines LAX – Xiamen XMN – Singapore SIN – Xiamen XMN (22hr40m layover) – Qingdao TAO – LAX