Chinese Ship Enters Natuna, Prabowo Subianto: Let's Just Be Cool, Relax
The TNI is on alert in North Natuna waters due to violations of maritime territory by a number of Chinese ships.
Control of combat alert operations is led by the Commander of the Joint Defense Region I Command, Vice Admiral Yudo Margono. The TNI has also prepared the main weapons system, including reconnaissance aircraft and ships of the Republic of Indonesia. North Natuna is an area of major concern in 2020.
The Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto, spoke out in response to the heated conditions in the Natuna Waters regarding China's intervention. Prabowo added that nothing would be disturbed, including investment from China.
This was conveyed by the Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto, after a meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs office. When asked whether there would be additional TNI personnel or not, Prabowo answered "we'll just be cool, relax."
Meanwhile, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, confirmed that there had been violations of the exclusive economic zone in Natuna waters. As a country that has sovereignty over international law, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs will act to protect Indonesian waters.
30 December 2019, during a routine patrol at the border of the North Natuna Sea Exclusive Economic Zone, KRI Tjiptadi-381 discovered a Chinese ship, the Coast Guard, which was escorting a Chinese fishing boat.
KRI Tjiptadi 381 officers opened communication with the China Coast Guard crew and drove them and the fishing boat away from the exclusive economic zone. natuna prabowo subianto laut natuna indonesia china tiongkok menteri pertahanan
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