South China Sea: what does Beijing want in Indonesia's Natuna Islands?

Beijing says it just wants to fish in waters where it has historical rights. That is a problem, because it's within the same area Indonesia claims as its EEZ For Jakarta, Chinese incursions are a threat to sovereignty and may compel it to look to the US, as part of a strategy of military deterrence China must tread carefully, experts say, to avoid a situation where Jakarta might turn to the US as part of a strategy of military deterrence. Beijing should tread carefully when it comes to the Natuna Islands, a region belonging to Indonesia that borders the disputed…