NATUNA ISLANDS

April 2, 2020

In recent months, China has sparked a major maritime confrontation with Indonesia near the South China Sea with dozens of Chinese fishing vessels, along with a coast guard escort, entering waters off the Natuna Islands, which are within Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone but are also claimed by China.

About:

  • The Natuna Regency is an archipelago of 272 islands located in the south part of the South China Sea in the Natuna Sea.

  • It is part of the larger Tudjuh Archipelago, off the northwest coast of Borneo.

  • Administratively, the islands constitute a regency within the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia.

Source : The Hindu

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