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China Has Already Broken 1,000 Military Personnel to Natuna, Indonesia Is Now Reported to Approach U.S. Because South China Sea Conflict Heats Up – Quintessence

Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla)
(Illustration) North Natuna
INTISARI-ONLINE.COM – The Indonesian Army announced this week that its troops and US military expand Garudas annual bilateral exercise Shield this year which was participated by 14 countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and UK.
News site GBP Aerospace & Defense reports that the training year this, which will take place on August 1-14, will be practice the biggest ever done in the country.
According to VOA Indonesia as published on Kompas.com , Sunday (24/4/2022), analysts say because of Beijings threat at Sea South China, Indonesia are increasingly considering US and Western allies others as military supporters.
President Joko Widodo said in 2014 that Indonesia would become a global maritime fulcrum.
Since then, the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) has expelled and confiscated fishing boats from other countries, including China.
In 2018, China built a military base with more than 1,000 personnel in the Natuna Islands.
In December 2021, Beijing demanded that Indonesia stop activities oil and gas drilling in the north of the Natuna Islands located in the southernmost part of the South China Sea.
The Indonesian government calls the area the Natuna Sea North.
According to the US-based Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, on July and August, Chinese coast guard ships patrol the site drilling carried out by the Indonesian side near the islands the.
A Chinese survey ship even carried out a seabed survey in the zone Indonesias exclusive economy.
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