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


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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...