China and Indonesia agree to promote maritime security cooperation in the South China Sea, despite stress.

Taipei, Taiwan: Indonesia and China said on Monday that they are committed to maritime cooperation promoting security and security in the South China Sea, which has long been between Indonesian doubts about China’s actions in water controlled by Jakarta.
The side agreed to cooperate in the construction of infrastructure, development of minerals and joint security, being the last most important concerns on Chinese development due to Indonesia’s concerns Natuna Island Group In the South China Sea, which is almost completely completely claimed.
While neither the side mentioned the islands directly, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the authorities agreed to further enhance their safety cooperation in a comprehensive and sustainable manner.
Wang said after the first joint meeting of foreign and defense ministers from both sides in Beijing, “We will increase law enforcement and safety cooperation to jointly deal with transnational (inaccessible) cooperation.”
Wang said, “We agreed that the safety of peace and stability in the South China Sea is in line with the interests of all sides, and we will set an example in maritime cooperation.” Marine security and safety.
The Indonesia limits strategic waterways borders, through which the estimated $ 5 trillion passes in world trade annually, but it is not formally one of the six parties that overlapping sovereign marine claims with China. Such controversies have created a possibility of a major conflict that may put China and America in a confrontation course.
Despite this, China’s southern regional claim is within 370 km (200-notical-mile) of Indonesia, exclusive economic zones, and Indonesian security patrols regularly run or seize sugar-fishing boats, increase stress between countries. Meanwhile, Jakarta officials are considering Beijing’s plans for the Natuna Island series, a part of which is located inside China’s “Nine-Dash Line”, which he uses to almost demarcate his claims for most people of the South China Sea.
Chinese Coast Guard ships have saved fishing ships – some of which have been faced by the Indonesian coast guard – while Indonesia has increased the number of patrolling and garys size on hundreds of scattered islands.
Last year, during a state trip by Indonesian President Prabovo Subino, the sides pledged “joint maritime development” in the region, while there was no impact on the claims of sovereignty, which was somewhat calming the situation.
While it appeared mainly to apply on economic opportunities, Chinese Defense Minister Adam. Dong June said on Monday that the side also agreed to promote communication and joint counter-elevated exercises later this year.
The South China Sea, especially its parts near Indonesia, have become notorious for piracy many times, in which ships are re -nominated, named and their electronic identity is converted into countless ports and islands in the archipelago.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin echoed the comments of Chinese sides on a large scale, leading to smoothly underlined their joint desire on economic and security divisions.
“We also agreed to stand united against terrorism, violent extremism and cyberthrit and we shared concerns about the danger International crime In the region that rapidly targets our citizens, “Sugiono said, which uses just one name like Indonesian people.
Indonesia is in the process of establishing a consulate in the South -West Chinese city of Chengdu, which has a close relationship with South East Asia, Sugiono said.
Indonesia’s economic relations with China have flourished in recent years. China became Indonesia’s largest trading partner and pledged billions in major infrastructure projects such as Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway and Sirta, Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar power project, a reservoir in West Java, 130 km (80 mi) to Rajdhani, Jakarta.
Pricing and timely disagreement for projects has been revealed, but China has been scheduled to follow President Xi Jinping’s signature “Belt and Road” for the construction of infrastructure throughout the region.
China’s strategy in the South China Sea is to avoid facing a joint front, as well as to deal with each claim on a personal basis, as well as return to the pledge such as not to military manufactured islands in the region that it controls.