.MuhyiddinYassin slams anwaribrahim over ‘careless’ South China Sea remarks
This comes after the prime minister said Beijing had expressed concern over Petronas’ activities in an area of the South China Sea which was being claimed by China.Anwar had said Putrajaya was open to hold negotiations with Beijing “if China feels this is their right”. In a statement, Muhyiddin claimed Anwar had indirectly acknowledged China’s claim on an area that officially belonged to Malaysia, adding that Malaysia’s territory must be defended.
While China had claimed this involved international waters, the Pagoh MP said the dispute over the area had yet to be resolved and that Asean had yet to reach a consensus on the matter. He also pointed out that Asean had refused to recognise China’s “nine-dash line” over the South China Sea, a boundary found to have no legal basis by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague in 2016. “Any discussion must be held in line with the Asean consensus and South China Sea code of conduct.
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