Deputy Defence Minister Adly on Monday (Oct 21) said the issue involving a Penang school being visited by Chinese navy crew members should not be a matter of concern, as the navies of other countries have also docked in Malaysia in the past.
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00:00Thank you, Your Honour.
00:02Thank you, Your Honour.
00:03May I speak a little longer?
00:04Because this is a national security issue, Your Honour.
00:07Your Honour, less than two weeks after the government of Penang
00:12gave an extraordinary service to the Classes of Chinese Navy
00:17that docked on Penang Island on 8 October,
00:20today, the Chinese Coast Guard, CZG 5102,
00:27has invaded the Malaysian maritime zone
00:29and illegally docked on the island.
00:33To the extent that the TALDN has been forced to order the KD Selangor ship
00:38to carry out the mission of imitating the presence of this Chinese ship
00:42on this island.
00:44My question to the Minister,
00:46this year alone, how many incidents of invasions
00:51or incidents of Chinese ships
00:54that were found illegally docked
00:56in the Penang Island area
00:58where they stopped and unloaded the ships?
01:01Because this is an act that violates international law.
01:05And how many diplomatic veto notes
01:09have been submitted by the TALDN to the Wisma Putra side
01:12to raise an official state protest against China?
01:16That is why, for me, the service of the government of Penang Island
01:19to the Chinese Coast Guard is not correct,
01:26not sensitive, not fair.
01:28We ask all countries, including China,
01:31to make a phone call.
01:33To make a phone call.
01:35Because when they come, they shop and shop.
01:38But other countries do not invade our country.
01:42Those who invade our country are from China.
01:46Which one?
01:47Look, they have illegally built the port.
01:49This is not a discussion session.
01:51Okay.
01:52In the end, they always invade.
01:53Even if they stop, they have to answer this question.
01:56Honourable Minister.
01:58Thank you, Honourable Minister.
02:01On the question of the addition that was raised,
02:03Dato, you are the advisor, as mentioned by Honourable Minister,
02:08about the port of call.
02:10We actually know that we, in this defense,
02:14we always cooperate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
02:19For us to ensure that when there is a request
02:22from foreign naval ships to invade our country,
02:27we will cooperate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
02:31to ensure that the purpose and purpose is to have common good.
02:39Whether we share information
02:41or share experiences.
02:45Therefore, I think what is happening in Penang
02:49or in any other country,
02:51Sabah also has a port of call.
02:52In Port Klang too.
02:55If you look at the latest,
02:57the USA itself also has a port of call in Port Klang.
03:04And recently I went on a ship from Italy,
03:06and also from Germany and Russia.
03:10As mentioned by Tanah Merah, from China.
03:12I think it does not have to be a polemic for us,
03:16as long as it is under the control and laws of our country.
03:19That is the most important.
03:20Therefore, if we look at part of this port of call,
03:23there are activities with the community.
03:25As was also answered by the Minister of Education
03:29from the cadet students of the army.
03:33So that's how it is if we look at Penang Island.
03:37There was also a school in Sabah,
03:41as an example.
03:43They also implemented community programs
03:47in the port of call program in 2019.
03:50So if we look at...
03:51Mr. Minister, other countries are not as good as ours.
03:54We know that we are an excluded country.
03:58Our attitude is important to us.
04:00And secondly, when it comes to the importance of Ali's party,
04:03we all know.
04:04We all know that it is a challenge to us.
04:07China Coast Guard, and for the Ministry of Defense,
04:10we do not want to be seen as an offensive party
04:14to this Coast Guard.
04:16Because we know that it is under our responsibility.
04:19We work together with APMM,
04:22so that our maritime can also communicate.
04:25What was said earlier about our objections,
04:28we will always make our diplomatic objections
04:31to Wisma Putra.
04:33And it is our responsibility as a ministry.
04:36We know that the responsibility of each country
04:39has its own responsibility.
04:41But what I want to say, Mr. President,
04:44is that we, Malaysia,
04:46the hardest thing is that we want the South China Sea
04:49to be a safe sea.
04:51We know that we have the principle of freedom of navigation.
04:54We have the principle of...
04:57I ask you not to disturb me first.
05:01We know that we have these principles.
05:03So I hope that our safety and security
05:07in the South China Sea will be our priority.
05:10That's why I always say that Malaysia,
05:12one of the principles we use is our defense diplomacy.
05:16China, we know that we have been working together
05:18for more than 50 years.
05:19And this year we are celebrating our 50th anniversary
05:23with Malaysia and China.
05:25So we take advantage of this.
05:27Maybe it's different from our neighbors,
05:29like the Philippines and Vietnam.
05:31But for us, Malaysia,
05:33as long as we take advantage of this diplomacy,
05:35we can carry out our economic activities,
05:38such as our oil exploration,
05:40our fishing activities,
05:44our tourism activities,
05:46and our trading activities,
05:48especially in the sea.
05:49As long as we can carry it out safely,
05:51that is our main priority for Malaysia.
05:55That's all, Mr. President.
05:56Mr. President, you didn't answer my question.
05:59I want to ask,
06:00how many incidents of change
06:02and how many diplomatic notes?
06:04Those two questions were not answered.
06:07Mr. President, you can answer in writing.
06:10Let's move on to the second question.