SUPP voices concern over Chinese military aircraft encroachment

suppadmin | June 2, 2021

SUPP is very concerned with the issue of 16 Chinese military aircraft encroaching into Malaysian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on Monday where they flew just 60 nautical miles off the coast of Sarawak. Majority of Sarawakians are shocked because this had never happened before, said SUPP Secretary General, Datuk Sebastian Ting.

“This is a very serious threat to our national security that must be addressed carefully and diplomatically between the two countries. We must remain calm and not to be influenced by false news that may lead to destroying good relations between the two countries.Malaysia has always being in good terms with China ever since our former Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein paid an official visit to China in 1974. At that time, we were the first ASEAN country to establish full diplomatic relations with China,” he said.

Ting added that since then, we continue to have good and close relationship whether in trades or security in the region with China, an important relationship that we want to continue to maintain for the interest of both countries.

He said they understand that Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussien is seeking an explanation from the China Ambassador for the airspace encroachment on Monday and hoped that the two countries can deal with the encroachment issue amicable and swiftly.

“the majority of Sarawakians would like to see that China will not repeat such military encroachment into Malaysia Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in future and that we can continue to have good and close relationship with China.