Chinese vessels were found to have encroached into Malaysian waters 23 times last year.

This was revealed by Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein in a parliamentary reply to Larry Sng (Independent-Julau).

“The Royal Malaysian Navy, via its surveillance, recorded 23 cases of encroachment by Chinese state assets in the Malaysian Maritime Zone last year.

“The encroachment of the People's Republic of China, namely the China Coast Guard, was detected in the country's waters since 2013.”