馬來西亞抗議中國船隻進入其水域

Recently Yahoo News on-line reported the following:

Malaysia protests presence of Chinese vessels in its waters

Mon., October 4, 2021, 6:34 p.m.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia summoned the Chinese ambassador to Kuala Lumpur on Monday to express its protest against the "encroachment" into its waters by Beijing's vessels, the foreign ministry said.

The protest was over the "presence and activities" of Chinese vessels, including a survey vessel, in Malaysia's Exclusive Economic Zone off the coasts of the eastern states of Sabah and Sarawak, the ministry said in a statement on Monday.

It did not say when the vessels were detected in Malaysian waters.

"Malaysia's consistent position and actions are based on international law, in defence of our sovereignty and sovereign rights in our waters," the foreign ministry said.

The Chinese embassy in Kuala Lumpur did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Last week, media reported that a Chinese survey vessel was in Malaysian waters off the coast of Sabah, near a vessel commissioned by Malaysian state energy firm Petronas.

Malaysia's foreign ministry also said that all matters related to the South China Sea must be resolved peacefully and constructively.

"In determining Malaysia's position and course of action with regard to the South China Sea issue, which is complex and involves inter-State relations, Malaysia's national interests will remain of paramount importance," it said.

China claims almost all of the energy-rich South China Sea, through which about $3 trillion worth of ship-borne trade passes annually.

Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam have overlapping claims.

The Philippines and Vietnam have accused China of harassing fishermen and energy activities in South China Sea waters.

(Reporting by A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

Translation

吉隆坡（路透社）- 外交部表示，馬來西亞週一召見了中國駐吉隆坡大使，以表達對北京船隻“侵入”其水域的抗議。

該部周一在一份聲明中表示，抗議是針對包括一艘調查船在內的中國船隻在東部沙巴州和砂拉越州沿海的馬來西亞專屬經濟區的“出現和活動”。

它沒有說明何時在馬來西亞水域發現這些船隻。

外交部表示：“馬來西亞的一貫立場和行動基於國際法，以捍衛我們的主權和在我們水域的主權權利。”

中國駐吉隆坡大使館沒有立即回應置評請求。

上週，媒體報導說，一艘中國調查船在沙巴海岸附近的馬來西亞水域，靠近馬來西亞國家能源公司委託的Petronas的一艘船。

馬來西亞外交部還表示，所有與南海有關的問題都必須和平、建設性地解決。

它說, “在確定馬來西亞在復雜且涉及國家間關係的南海問題上的立場和行動方針時，馬來西亞的國家利益仍將是最重要的”。

中國對能源豐富的南海聲稱擁有幾乎所有主權，每年約有値3 萬億美元的船載貿易通過該海域。

中國主權擁有主張同馬來西亞、文萊、菲律賓、台灣和越南有重疊。

菲律賓和越南指責中國在南海海域騷擾漁民和能源活動。

               So, Malaysia protests against the "encroachment" by Chinese vessels into its waters. It seems that it was a Chinese survey vessel this time and not fishing boats.