Why did Indonesia raise the issue of Natuna Islands with China?

1992 China included the natuna islands in its exclusive economic zone, and a map published in 1993 also included the natuna islands in the territory of China. These situations immediately aroused strong Indonesian dissatisfaction and once asked the China government to clarify.

In the following years, Indonesia and China continued to negotiate on the sovereignty of Natuna Islands, and even stated in 1995 that "there is no maritime border with China, so there is no need to discuss the sovereignty of Natuna Islands".

In recent years, China has continuously claimed sovereignty over the Natuna Islands, and sent fishery boats to escort the area. 20 12 in June, the navies of Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Brunei have studied the implementation of joint patrols in the waters near the Natuna Islands.

This move not only involves monitoring the "illegal fishing" of China's fishing boats, but also will jointly counter China's claims to some sea areas.

Although China and Indonesia have not yet reached a dispute over the ownership of the Natuna Islands, there is a problem of delimitation of the exclusive marine economic zone between the two sides: Indonesia has been worried that some sea areas around the islands will overlap with the "Nine-Segment Line of the South China Sea" advocated by China.

The Indonesian military admitted that they have been evaluating the risks faced by Natuna Islands, but stressed that Indonesia continues to maintain a neutral position in the sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea.

Extended data:

Indonesian Natuna Islands, located in the South China Sea of China between Malay Peninsula and Borneo Island, consists of 272 islands with a total area of 2 1 10 square kilometers and a population of about 90,000. The highest point is on Grand Natuna Island, with an altitude of about 959 meters. It is hot and rainy all the year round and rich in tropical forests.

Rich in wood, coconut, cocoa, rice and corn, the main towns are Panarik and Zhiluoutu on the north and south coasts of the main island.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang, chaozhou people, Guangdong Province, established a kingdom with no specific name on Inbona Island (Natuna Island) and became king by himself. /kloc-At the beginning of the 9th century, Zhang's last heir died, and internal disputes occurred. The kingdom disintegrated, was colonized by the Netherlands, and then came under the jurisdiction of Indonesia.

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