follow maritime law, water territory is 12nm (22km) from land, but 200km from land is exclusive economic zone (EEZ) 。
well china patrol ship is park outside Luconia reef about 80km to miri/bintulu, because Luconia reef is most south reef claim by china in south china sea (China 9 dash line),
and china use china media to publicize they already own Luconia reef and there patrol ship park there to prove they claim and monitor any activity in Luconia reef.
if any malaysian military personal on Luconia reef, there media will hu-ha malaysia invade China reef, this using media tactic.
Vietnam/Philipione also start doing re-claimation land in South china sea reef/island before china come to take.
for now is malaysian Gov is enough brave to make Reclaimation land and setup outpost in Luconia reef to official claim our territory? is risk between economic/politic/military issue with china.
so as long china don't go to Luconia reef. so to malaysia, both is happy for now. but eventually at the end China will take Luconia reef too .... we are nothing to fight with china in Economic and military。
we should do Reclaimation land now before too late.
Malaysia is one of the first to do reclamation on those claimed reef/island before china did if I'm not mistaken.