Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Thursday that Malaysia will not bow to demands by China to stop its oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea as the activities are within the country’s waters.

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    2 months ago

    To be clear, China isn’t mad about oil drilling, they are mad that somebody other than the CNOOC is getting the goods after discovering a 100 Million Ton Oil deposit.

    China imports anywhere from 90% to 70% of local demand.