Malaysia Armed Forces Chief Zulkefli Mohd Zin

China's construction work on islands in the disputed South China Sea is "unwarranted provocation", Malaysia's armed forces chief said today, in a rare public comment about the spat from a country which has its own claims in the seas.

China's construction work on islands in the disputed South China Sea is "unwarranted provocation", Malaysia's armed forces chief said today, in a rare public comment about the spat from a country which has its own claims in the seas.