Malaysia calls Beijing's claims in South China Sea 'baseless under international law'

Malaysian government, on Sunday, rejected maritime claim of Beijing in South China Sea, a region where Chinese claims have aggravated tension. 

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Hishammuddin Hussein, foreign minister of Malaysia, said in parliament that ''Kuala Lumpur opposes Chinese claims of having historic rights over those waters."

" Malaysian government considers claims of China as baseless under international law," ded Hussein while answering questions from members of parliament on status of dragon country's claims in region. 

A recent report by Malaysian government suggests that Chinese time and again have tried to enter exclusive ecomic zone between 2016 and 2019. 

"In month of April, ships from dragon country h barged into territorial waters of Malaysia for over 100 days," furr ded report. 

Haiyang Dizhi 8, a Chinese survey vehicle, accompanied by a Chinese Coast Guard(CCG) vessel, h entered Exclusive Ecomic Zone(EEZ) of Malaysia and began surveying near to a drillship which was under contract to Petronas, a Malaysian state oiled vehicle. 

Malaysia and Brunei are just two of nations which have time and again, opposed expansive claims of China in region, through which a shipment worth USD 3.4 billion passes each year. However, countries are only ones in region who have me ir statements public on issue.

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Earlier, on December 12, 2019, Malaysian government h filed a submission with United Nations, seeking to establish limits of continental shelf-life of country in rrn part of alrey disputed region. 

To same, China responded by saying that submission of Malaysia h "infringed seriously over sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction in South China Sea."

In response to Beijing, Malaysian government h issued a verbal te to United Nations on July 29 saying that "it rejected claims by China of any historical rights, or any or sovereign rights or jurisdiction while respecting maritime areas of South China Sea, that was encompassed by relevant part of nine-dash-line.''

te issued by Malaysia said that Chinese claims over region h relevance under international laws

United States and its allies have also challenged any kind of claims by Chinese in territory. 

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