JULY 24 — As China continues its incursions into Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, there is a need for the latter to display firm resolve by leaving no doubt that we are prepared to use force in the extreme of circumstances, given the recurrent blatant and...
JULY 24 — As China continues its incursions into Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea, there is a need for the latter to display firm resolve by leaving no doubt that we are prepared to use force in the extreme of circumstances, given the recurrent blatant and flagrant violations of our territorial sovereignty and integrity by China.
At the same time, we should increase the intensity of our diplomatic engagements, both overt and covert, set within the framework of the twin-track approaches — bilateral and multilateral. In his prepared statement, Anifah said, “[if] Malaysia’s position on the South China Sea has not changed, what prevents the Minister from openly and categorically [registering] our displeasure on the activities of the Chinese survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi 8 and its flotilla in Malaysia’s maritime areas in April and May ?”
To this it could be added the statement by former diplomat and Putrajaya insider, Dennis Ignatius who was reported to have said that under Najib, “Wisma Putra even abandoned the usual practice of protesting every time an incursion occurred”. At the same time, these member-states should ratify a common or joint-defence and security pact revolving around maritime and air warfare to signal our determination to stand up to the aggressive behaviour of China.
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