Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s South China Sea policy has many contradictions and inconsistencies, particularly regarding China’s nine-dash line. In separate joint statements Indonesia has shown an inconsistent stance on China’s maritime claims. Indonesia’s parliament is in the process of ratifying a treaty signed with Vietnam last year, delimiting their exclusive economic zones in the South China Sea. Prabowo is committed to ratifying the treaty and is planning to formally sign it during an upcoming visit to Vietnam. The treaty is significant not only because it finally ended the 12 years of military boundary delimitation between Indonesia and Vietnam, but also because both Indonesia and Vietnam disregarded China’s nine-dash line, which overlaps their agreed boundary. China protested the agreement.
Prabowo chooses ambiguity in South China Sea policy | The Strategist
