(Kuala Lumpur Comprehensive News) The Malaysian General Audit Department report revealed that in the past three years, the Chinese Navy and maritime police broke into Malaysia's waters 89 times, which once again triggered the sovereignty dispute between China and Malaysia in the South China Sea.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishan Mu Ding immediately stated that after he was appointed as a foreign minister in March this year, he had improved and strengthened Sino -Malaysian relations. Therefore, no Chinese ships appeared again in the Malaysian waters.However, former Foreign Minister Anfa retorted that in April of this year, a group of Chinese law enforcement fleets composed of small ships escorted China ’s measurement ships to break through the Malaysian waters and accused Heshan Mu Ding of misleading Chinese people.
Anyfa also questioned why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs broke into the Malaysian waters in April and May this year without public and clearly expressed dissatisfaction and protests.
However, Hishan Mu Ding clarified that Anaf refers to the West Capella incident in the Malaysian National Petroleum Corporation (National Oil) exploration ship, and it was just a single event.
In mid -April this year, China ’s Marine Geology 8 followed Malaysia’ s Oil on the South China Sea Dispute Water, and confrontation appeared.However, China denied confrontation between the two sides and pointed out that the marine geology No. 8 was conducting normal operations; Malaysia had dealt with the matter low -key and did not respond publicly.
In this regard, analysts believe that the Malaysian government will adopt a gentle attitude towards China in the South China Sea sovereign project, because after the impact of the crown disease epidemic, Malaysia is currently more dependent on China's investment.
In addition, Tang Yan, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia, pointed out that China will continue to uphold the friendly spirit with Malaysia, and properly handle the problem of the two countries in the South China Sea through dialogue and negotiation.
When he was inquired by the Malaysian media, he emphasized that due to historical factors, there were some disputes in territorial sovereignty and marine rights and interests in the South China Sea. HoweverCooperation, deepening mutual trust, comprehensively implementing the Declaration of the South China Sea, actively promoting relevant consultations, and jointly maintaining the peace and stability of the South China Sea.
The report of the Malaysian General Audit Office was disclosed in the 2018 third series of General Audit Division of Congress. During the period from 2016 to 2019, the Chinese Maritime Police and the Navy had eight9 times to run into the waters of Sarawak and Sabah, and Malaysia also repeatedlyA protest was issued to Beijing.According to the report, China's move is related to disputes over the sovereignty of the South China Sea.