Malaysia’s defense minister on Saturday warned his counterparts that the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) conflict could become one of the deadliest conflicts the world has ever known, a Singaporean television news channel reported on Saturday.

Addressing the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on security with a high-level American and Chinese delegation attending, Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said new global challenges are emerging from longstanding conflicts, and he is urging the rule of law be followed in the dispu- ted territory.

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