China is harassing Malaysian oil and gas vessels on a 'daily' basis, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative says | South China Morning Post

Chinese boats have been harassing civilian vessels in Malaysian oil and gas fields in the South China Sea "on a daily basis" for the past two years, according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative. The Chinese coastguard was aiming to "control" the Luconia Shoals, where Malaysia's state-owned Petronas company has several oil and gas fields, and was harassing vessels involved in "any new exploration or drilling operations", said Greg Poling, director of the initiative at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. The Luconia Shoals, which lie within Malaysia's exclusive economic zone, are home to the Kasawari gas field, which…