KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has rejected China's expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea in a rare public rebuke of its largest trading partner.
The rebuke is an unusual move for Malaysia, which had previously avoided reproaching China openly by reiterating its focus on ensuring the area remains open for trade. China has built bases and other outposts on shoals, reefs and rock outcroppings to deepen its claim over 80 per cent of the 1.4 million square-mile waterway, with Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan claiming parts of the same area.
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