KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah says Malaysia's new executive will adopt a more impregnable stand in tackling a decades-old territorial row within the South China Sea amid China's competitive expansion within the disputed house.
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who gained a stunning electoral victory in May, has said warships should be removed from the South China Sea.
Saifuddin says Mahathir "is sending a signal that we want to be more firm, more serious" in dealing with the problem. He says China's persisted militarization of the waters has raised concern and uneasiness and could doubtlessly escalate regional tensions.
He says Southeast Asian international ministers meeting in Singapore subsequent week will seek techniques to accelerate a code of behavior to make sure peace within the busy waterway, controlled through China and claimed through 5 different international locations.
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who gained a stunning electoral victory in May, has said warships should be removed from the South China Sea.
Saifuddin says Mahathir "is sending a signal that we want to be more firm, more serious" in dealing with the problem. He says China's persisted militarization of the waters has raised concern and uneasiness and could doubtlessly escalate regional tensions.
He says Southeast Asian international ministers meeting in Singapore subsequent week will seek techniques to accelerate a code of behavior to make sure peace within the busy waterway, controlled through China and claimed through 5 different international locations.
Malaysia to be firmer in row over South China Sea
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