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Malaysia accuses China of invading its waters with 100 boats

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March 25, 2016

Malaysia accuses China of invading its waters with 100 boats

According to the Shahidan Kassim, the Malaysian minister in charge of National Security, about 100 China-registered boats have been detected encroaching into Malaysian waters near the Luconia Shoals in the South China Sea, adding that the government has dispatched the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and the navy to the area to monitor the situation.

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Shahidan was quoted by the national Bernama news agency on Friday as saying that legal enforcement action would be taken if the Chinese vessels are found to have entered Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone.

China claims almost the entire South China Sea. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have overlapping claims. There had been tensions since China began a massive land reclamation program in the strategically vital sea lane in 2013.

The South China Sea is home to some of the world’s busiest sea lanes, the area is also rich in fisheries and is believed to hold oil and natural gas reserves under the seabed

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