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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Saturday it was firmly committed to protecting its sovereign rights and interests in the South China Sea after China expressed concern about Malaysian energy projects in a part of the sea that China also claims.<\/p>\n

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday China was worried about activity by the state energy firm Petronas in a part of the South China Sea that Malaysia says is its territory.<\/p>\n

Anwar said he was open to negotiations with China, drawing criticism from the opposition, which said Anwar was risking Malaysia’s sovereignty. <\/p>\n

The foreign ministry said in a Saturday statement Anwar’s comment meant Malaysia would like all issues related to the South China Sea to be resolved in a peaceful manner and without compromising Malaysia’s position.<\/p>\n

“The government of Malaysia is unequivocally and firmly committed to protecting Malaysia’s sovereignty, sovereign rights and interests in its maritime areas in the South China Sea,” the ministry said.<\/p>\n

China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, through which about $3 trillion worth of ship-borne trade passes annually. Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam have some overlapping claims.<\/p>\n

Petronas operates oil and gas fields within Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and has in recent years had several encounters with Chinese vessels.<\/p>\n

China stakes its claim with a reference to a “nine-dash line” on its maps, which loops as far as 1,500 km south of its mainland, cutting into the EEZs of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.<\/p>\n

The Permanent Court of Arbitration, however, ruled in 2016 that the nine-dash line has no legal basis.<\/p>\n

Anwar said this week Petronas would continue its activities in the South China Sea. <\/p>\n

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(Reporting by A. Ananthalakshmi; Editing by Robert Birsel)<\/p>\n

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