While the world was distracted with the US presidential election last month, Indonesia quietly announced a marked shift in its defence strategy designed to send an unambiguous message to Beijing.
Indonesia’s navy would move one of its main combat groups from the capital Jakarta to the Natuna Islands on the edge of the disputed South China Sea, in the country’s far north.
The fleet’s task would be to intercept foreign vessels, particularly Chinese boats, that are increasingly encroaching on the waters around the Natuna Islands where both Indonesia and China claim fishing rights.
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