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China's expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea place it at odds with many Southeast Asian nations. Some of those countries have their own territorial disputes. Resolving could be smart economically but put them at odds with Beijing. VOA's Yuni Salim explains in this report narrated by Nova Poerwadi
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HEADLINE: China's South China Sea Claims Face More Unified Opposition
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BYLINE: Nova Poerwadi, Yuni Salim
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[[China's expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea place it at odds with many Southeast Asian nations. Some of those countries have their own territorial disputes. Resolving could be smart economically but put them at odds with Beijing. VOA's Yuni Salim explains in this report narrated by Nova Poerwadi.]]
((NARRATOR))
Indonesia’s deployment in early January of several warships near Indonesian waters that China considers its own raised regional tension but ended without incident.
China considers the area around the Natuna Islands part of its sea-going territory.
Indonesia considers the same region as part of its exclusive economic zone under terms of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Abdul Kadir Jailani is the Head of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Indonesian Foreign Ministry.
((Abdul Kadir Jailani, Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)) (male, in Indonesian)
((Mandatory Courtesy: Zoom))
"By the terms of international law, Indonesia has no territorial disputes in the region, but we understand that the People's Republic of China has a different perspective, a different view"
((NARRATOR))
The advocacy group Indonesian Ocean Justice Initiative told Reuters a Chinese vessel has been detected since December 30th sailing near the Tuna Block gas field near Natuna and the Chim Sao oil and gas field belonging to Vietnam.
(YouTube: Indonesian Presidential Secretariat)
(Indonesian and Vietnamese leaders sign agreement)
The activity near the disputed waters occurred not long after Indonesia and Vietnam agreed to a set of boundaries in their exclusive economic zones and concluded a natural gas deal worth over three billion dollars.
(Greg Poling Setup, Skype)
Greg Poling is a Southeast Asia expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
((Greg Poling, CSIS))
((Mandatory Courtesy: Skype))
"So this could be quite lucrative, but of course China's going to be angry about it. China tried to stop exploratory drilling in that block a year ago. (edit/flash) I have no doubt that China will try to stop the drilling again and the Indonesian government seems committed to going forward with."
((NARRATOR))
(REUTERS STILLS OF INDONESIA-VIETNAM TENSIONS OVER FISHING)
The agreement between Indonesia and Vietnam is the result of over a decade of talks, and comes after fierce skirmishes over fishing rights,
(AFP, Various of Coast Guard chases and boats colliding)
often leading to tense boat seizures like this one seen in 2020, and even collisions like the one seen here in 2019.
(MZ Rakhmat setup, Zoom)
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat is an Indonesian academic,
(AFP B-Rolls of Beiking))
specializing in Sino-Indonesian relations.
((Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Busan University))(male, in Indonesian)
((Mandatory Courtesy: Zoom))
"Indonesia's agreement with Vietnam is quite a breakthrough. I think this is extraordinary. Finally, these two countries are bold enough to take measures on their own to ease tensions in the South China Sea"
((NARRATOR))
((AFP of Chinese ships in disputed waters and surrounding disputed waters)
The problem now is Chinese ships encroaching on these waters, despite the fact that China's claims in the South China Sea were largely rejected by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague in 2016. In January 2022, the US State Department also declared Beijing's claims to be unlawful.
((For Yuni Salim in Washington, Nova Poerwadi VOA News))
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NetworkVOA
Embargo DateJanuary 27, 2023 07:25 EST
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