Malaysia issues rare rebuke on China's maritime claim over South China Sea

The govt made a submission to the UN two weeks ago on its rights over the remaining portion of a continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the country's baselines

Malaysia has rejected China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea in a rare public rebuke of its largest trading partner.
 

The government made a submission to the United Nations two weeks ago on its rights over the remaining portion of a continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the country’s baselines, Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told Parliament on Thursday. It was in response to a similar claim China made to the UN on December 12, he said.
 

“Malaysia opposes China’s claim that they have historic rights over those waters,” said Hishammuddin.
 

“The Malaysian government also considers China’s claims