KUALA LUMPUR — Kuala Lumpur rejected on Wednesday (Aug 30) a new Chinese map that claims waters off Malaysia's coast in the South China Sea, in the latest war of words between the Asian allies over Beijing's assertiveness in the waterway.
China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea — through which trillions of dollars in trade pass annually — despite an international court ruling that Beijing's entitlement has no legal basis.
China released a"standard map" this week that included its unilateral claims in the sea, which overlap with Malaysia's exclusive economic zone off the coast of the Sabah and Sarawak states on Borneo island. Describing the South China Sea issue as"complex and sensitive", Kuala Lumpur said the dispute must be"handled peacefully and rationally through dialogue" based on international law.
Kuala Lumpur summoned Beijing's envoy in 2021 after Chinese vessels entered its exclusive economic zone.
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