Phar Kim Beng is CEO of Malaysian consultancy Strategic Pan Indo-Pacific Arena.
The mere mention of the South China Sea these days conjures up an image of confrontation between China and rival claimants, military or otherwise.
So many heads were turned following a leak last week of a diplomatic note from China to the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing calling on Kuala Lumpur to stop all drilling in the South China Sea, even in Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
