Indonesia Newly Aggressive in South China Sea
Jakarta’s regional plans rub up against Beijing’s own designs
By: Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
As Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo takes over the 2023 chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with an ambitious agenda, he is also pushing back against China’s so-called “nine-dash line” which claims hegemony over almost the entire South China Sea. Indonesia is planning to auction the largest undevelope…
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