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China’s Hainan Island is almost 750 miles away from Spratlys in the South China Sea, where Malaysia is exploring oil and gas reserves in areas within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ)

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia’s conventional and decades old approach to the South China Sea conflict in using quiet and backdoor diplomacy is once again in the limelight with the repeated incursions and grey zone operations by Beijing over the years, the latest on February 17 where the China Coast Guard 5403 vessel sailed off the coast of Malaysia. Most of these including the latest incident did not get much awareness and attention.