Malaysia remains consistent in its stance over its sovereignty, rights and interests of its exclusive economic zones in the South China Sea, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Speaking in his keynote address at the 36th Asia-Pacific Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (Aug 10), the Prime Minister said Malaysia would persevere in the face of "all legitimate challenges and claims".
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Speaking in his keynote address at the 36th Asia-Pacific Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (Aug 10), the Prime Minister said Malaysia would persevere in the face of "all legitimate challenges and claims".
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00:00 Abrahim.
00:07 Malaysia remains
00:10 consistent in its stance,
00:12 including
00:14 on the protection of our sovereignty,
00:17 rights and interests
00:18 in our exclusive
00:20 economic zones in the South China Sea.
00:23 We do so unwaveringly
00:26 in the face of all legitimate challenges
00:29 and claims.
00:31 In the light of this, it bears stressing
00:35 that Malaysia's security lies in
00:38 and with the region
00:40 and not from the region.
00:42 We leverage on our geographical location
00:45 as both a land
00:47 and maritime country,
00:48 striding
00:50 the most important trade routes
00:52 and economic position
00:54 as a key part
00:56 of various global supply chains to promote regional security.
01:00 Ominously,
01:01 on the geopolitical front,
01:03 Malaysia must continue to ride on our good relations
01:06 with both China and the United States
01:09 to promote stronger rules and norms-based order.
01:12 This order is not based on might
01:15 or the tendency to ignore
01:17 the very rules and norms one preaches about
01:21 when it is
01:22 inconvenient.
01:26 This is unconducive
01:28 and hypocritical.
01:30 What's good for the goose must be good for the gender.
01:33 So it must be an order based on fairness,
01:37 respect and understanding,
01:39 compassion
01:40 and international law.
01:42 This, Excellencies,
01:43 Ladies and Gentlemen,
01:45 is not a pie in the sky
01:47 because in our estimation
01:49 both China
01:51 and the United States
01:52 have affirmed their commitment to it.
01:55 It must go beyond
01:56 multilateral trade dealings
01:59 to the realm of practical
02:00 geostrategic architecture.
02:02 Thank you.
02:03 [END]