Malaysia summons Chinese envoy over S. China Sea intrusion

The Malaysia Foreign Ministry said Thursday it summoned the China's ambassador for "clarification" and "to register Malaysia's concern" over the encroachment of some 100 Chinese fishing boats into Malaysia's territorial waters in the South China Sea accompanied by a Chinese coast guard vessel.


Chinese Ambassador Huang Huikang met with the Deputy Director General Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob and Azfar Mohamad Mustafar, director general of the Department of Maritime Affairs, at the ministry in Putrajaya, the federal administrative capital.

In a statement, the ministry said it sought to confirm reports about the presence of the huge fleet of Chinese fishing trawlers near Luconia Shoals in the South China Sea and that they were accompanied by Chinese coast guard vessel.
 [Kyodo News]
31/3/16
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