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Malaysia probing leak of classified Chinese note over South China Sea

Malaysia has nurtured strong ties with China [File: Malaysia's Department of Information via AP Photo]

Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it is investigating the leak of a classified document China sent to its embassy in Beijing in February following the publication last month of an article in a Philippine media outlet.

The ministry said police would be informed and an internal investigation was under way, in a statement released late on Wednesday.

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