Enter the Dragon

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Enter the Dragon

Enter the Dragon

Monday, June 18, 2012
  • Layang Layang Atoll
A visit to the Layang Layang atoll by Malaysia's Minister of Defence was cancelled after China raised objections.

 

Lest we forget, back in a meeting between ASEAN and China in 2010, when faced with a barrage of complaints about his country’s behaviour in the region, its Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said:

 

"China is a big country, and other countries are small countries and that is just a fact.”


Last week, our Defence Minister cancelled a visit to the RMN outpost at Terumbu Layang-Layang, where a popular dive resort is also located, because of strong objections by China.

 

You decide if China really is an opportunity, or a threat.  But I have this to say – running down our military as done by certain politicians, is not helping the situation at all.


Read more HERE.