
A China Coast Guard ship is seen from an Indonesian naval vessel during a patrol north of Indonesia’s Natuna islands. (Antara Foto via Reuters)
Indo-Pacific Defense Forum reports,
“Indonesia has successfully defended its sovereignty off the northwest coast of the island of Borneo by standing up to aggressive incursions by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which maintains that its widely dismissed territorial claim in the South China Sea gives it authority to enter the area unimpeded.”
Indonesia is demonstrating it is possible to resist China’s bullying without starting a war.
More and more navies and coast guards are going to have to push back against China
Jakarta gets ‘grey-zoned’ by Beijing https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2022/08/30/jakarta-gets-grey-zoned-by-beijing/
Indonesia Sends Warship To Monitor Chinese Coast Guard Vessel https://gcaptain.com/indonesia-sends-warship-to-monitor-chinese-coast-guard-vessel/
https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/january/12707-indonesia-navy-sends-warships-to-counter-china-coast-guard-vessel.html
Chinese coast guard patrols proposed Indonesian gas field
https://ipdefenseforum.com/2023/01/chinese-coast-guard-patrols-proposed-indonesian-gas-field/