China has disturbed
the hornet’s nest.
The world’s largest
archipelagic country is know more than ever vigilant in making its territory protected
from possible poachers from Mainland China.
And as to further strengthen
its position it has asked another military power in Asia in the intent of
making the status quo is the same in southern edge of the South China Sea.
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| Indonesian President Joko Widodo stands on the deck of the Indonesian navy ship KRI Imam Bonjol (photo credit to owner) 0m, |
Japan and Indonesia
just announced that it had agreed to strengthen cooperation in further
developing a newly built fisheries facility on the southern edge of the South
China Sea and in providing technical support to the Indonesian coast guard.
This was reached
between the two countries after a week
ago Chinese vessels were found with Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered
Indonesian -claimed exclusive economic zone north of the Natuna Islands, a
remote archipelago more than 1,000 kilometers north of the capital, Jakarta.
"We
agreed to strengthen economic cooperation, particularly investment in the
outermost Indonesian islands, including Natuna," Indonesian Foreign
Minister Retno Marsudi
The
envisioned economic cooperation also covers other outlying islands that are
seen as having the good potential for harvesting tuna and other kinds of fish
for export to Japan, which is the largest importer of Indonesian tuna.
Indonesia’s North
Natuna Sea overlaps slightly with China's "nine-dash" line that marks
that country's expansive claims in the South China Sea, where it also has
maritime disputes with other ASEAN neighbors Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and
Brunei.
The Japanese
foreign minister said he "reiterated that we are going to work very
closely regarding the South China Sea." He added that Japan's cooperation
in providing technical support to the Indonesian coast guard will begin this
month.
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