Malaysia continues to explore oil and gas ignore the pressure of Chinese maritime poli

(Bloomberg, Singapore), despite being pressured by China, Malaysia continues and expands to explorate oil and natural gas in the South China Sea.

Asian maritime transparent initiative under the US think tank strategy and international research center released a report on Tuesday (October 1), saying that Chinese maritime police ships are stationed in the Malaysian exclusive economic zone in the northwest of Sarawak every day.Part of the time is in Luconiashoals (Luconiashoals, Malaysia called Badingyi Ali Shimaka, and China is called Nankang and Beikang Reef).This is the place where Malaysia and many major oil and natural gas exploration projects are located.

report pointed out that the number of Chinese maritime ships deployed around the dark sand of Roknia is far less than that in China and the Philippines that they claim to have sovereignty Spratelyislands (China known as the Nansha Islands)."However, as Malaysia's exploration activities increase, and the tension of China and the Philippines may alleviate, Beijing may increase pressure on oil production in Malaysia."

The Philippine media disclosed earlier that the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued a diplomatic meeting to the Malaysian Embassy in China in February this year, stating that Malaysia's oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea invaded Chinese territory.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anhua confirmed to the media last month that China has indeed issued a "one or two" protests.However, Anhua said that Malaysia was exploring oil and gas in its own territorial sea, and unintentionally provoked China or hostile to China."We must carry out activities in our own waters to ensure economic advantages, including exploration of oil on our territory."

Anhua emphasized that the Malaysian government will continue to explain its position to the Chinese government and believe that the two countries can resolve the dispute through negotiation."We never deny the possibility of discussion, but it does not mean that we must stop working in my country's waters."