To deter Chinese sea claims, Indonesia puts its fishers on the front line

Mongabay
Jan 14, 2020, 9:53 am632 ptsHot
JAKARTA — Indonesia is ramping up its fisheries in the waters around its northern Natuna Islands, following an incursion into the area by fishing boats and a coast guard vessel from China. The area in question is internationally recognized as part of Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone, a sweep of sea…

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