What happened to the Nasna Islands?

Many people don’t know that many Chinese have established their own countries overseas in modern times, the most famous of which is Lanfang *** and the country. In addition, Zhang Jiexu, a native of Chaozhou in Guangdong Province, established a kingdom on Amponna Island (Natuna Island) and appointed himself king. After Zhang Jiexu's death in the 19th century, internal disputes broke out, and the Dutch took the opportunity to destroy the Zhang family's kingdom.

The Natuna Islands were just a barbaric land at that time. It was the Chinese who opened up this strategically important and important archipelago. However, the Dutch took advantage of the fact that the Central Plains was actually occupied by Manchuria and annexed this Chinese country. This place that originally belonged to the Chinese has now become Indonesian territory. I couldn’t help but feel heartbroken when I saw this news!

Phoenix TV News on April 7, 2005 According to Lianhe Zaobao, the Natuna Islands, which are rich in oil and natural gas, may become the source of conflicts with neighboring countries. Sayik Chafa, secretary of the Indonesian Riau Islands Provincial Government, pointed out at a discussion on the Indonesian archipelago paradigm that since China and Vietnam still have sovereignty claims over the Natuna Islands, the area may trigger conflicts.

It is pointed out that the waters of the Riau Islands are connected to four countries, namely China, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The international maritime boundaries have not yet been determined, and the possibility of disputes is extremely high.

The Natuna Islands, located in the South China Sea, consists of 127 large and small islands. It is a county in the Riau Islands Province. Due to the large number of immigrants in recent years, the population has increased from thousands to 85,000. Indonesia's national oil company is cooperating with the American Exxon Petroleum Company to extract oil and natural gas on the island. The project has invested tens of billions of dollars.

It is understood that China has never actually claimed sovereignty over the Natuna Islands. However, a map published by China in 1993 included Natuna in its territory, which caused a strong backlash in Indonesia and once asked Beijing to make a claim. Clarification; In addition, in May 1996, China announced part of its territorial baseline, connecting the islands off the mainland, thus expanding its territorial waters and once again arousing Indonesia's concerns about the future of the Natuna waters.

We collected the following information about the Natuna Islands from Baidu Encyclopedia:

The northern island group of Indonesia belongs to Riau Province. Located between the Malay Peninsula and Kalimantan. It consists of the main island of Natuna and many other small islands. It covers an area of ??2,110 square kilometers. The population is about 15,000. The altitude is not high, with high temperatures throughout the year, abundant rainfall, and rich tropical forests. Produces wood and coconuts. The main towns are Panarik and Telok Butu on the north and south coast of the main island. There is natural gas extraction on the seabed nearby.

The Natuna Islands, a territory developed and built by the Chinese, a land pioneered by the Nanyang Chinese through hard work, has now become the territory of Indonesia! And Chen Qing from Beijing! I can't help but feel sad and sad! The strategic position of the Natuna Islands is extremely important. As long as the Natuna Islands are occupied, the entire South China Sea will become a lake within China. The west of the Natuna Islands is not far from Singapore and can control the Strait of Malacca.