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Indonesian pres. visits S. China Sea isles to show sovereignty

Undated photo shows Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. The president sailed through waters off the Natuna Islands on the edge of the South China Sea on June 23, 2016, aboard a warship. His visit comes in the wake of the detainment of a Chinese fishing boat and its seven Chinese crew members by an Indonesian navy warship for fishing illegally in the area. Jokowi's visit, accompanied by several Cabinet members, was aimed at showing "Natuna is under Indonesia's sovereignty," Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indonesia to strengthen defense in S. China Sea: defense minister

Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu speaks to Kyodo News in Jakarta on Dec. 15, 2015. Indonesia plans to strengthen its capability to defend its land and waters in the South China Sea, namely the Natuna Islands around which the country's has declared an exclusive economic zone that overlaps with China's so-called "nine-dash line" maritime claim, the minister said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indonesia renames S. China Sea area located within its EEZ

Arif Havas Oegroseno, maritime sovereignty deputy of Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs, points to the North Natuna Sea, renamed from the South China Sea, in Jakarta on July 14, 2017, as Indonesia releases an updated national map. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo