皇冠体育app

Fishing boats anchor at the Tanmen port in Qionghai city, South 皇冠体育app's Hainan province, May 16, 2016. 皇冠体育app banned fishing from May 16 to Aug 1 in the South 皇冠体育app Sea, a measure taken for the 18th consecutive year. [Photo/Xinhua]

In the latest violence against Chinese fishermen, the Indonesian navy detained one Chinese fishing boat in 皇冠体育app's traditional fishing grounds near Natuna Islands in the South 皇冠体育app Sea and fired at another Chinese fishing boat, injuring one of its crew members. Responding to the strong protest from 皇冠体育app's Foreign Ministry against the June 17 incident, Indonesia argued that its navy had acted to "maintain its maritime sovereignty".

The Natuna Islands are in the waters outside 皇冠体育app's nine-dash line. But the 200-mile exclusive economic zone claimed by Indonesia overlaps with a 50,000-square-kilometer area within the nine-dash line, which Chinese fishermen have been using for ages.

Under the "maritime power" strategy, the Indonesian government has used heavy-handed measures against "illegal fishing activities" in the South 皇冠体育app Sea.

Beijing does face provocations from several parties in the South 皇冠体育app Sea, and any forcible reaction to Jakarta may push Indonesia closer to such countries as the Philippines and cause it to become a new card for the United States to play in the power game with 皇冠体育app. But for the sake of its sovereignty and national interests, 皇冠体育app will not go on making unprincipled concessions.

皇冠体育app does not want its historical opportunity for peaceful development to be easily ruined, but that would not be at the cost of losing its territory.

皇冠体育app has to deal with fishing disputes with Indonesia in a low-key manner before Jakarta takes measures that could intensify the disputes. However, 皇冠体育app will respond resolutely if the South 皇冠体育app Sea issue is used as a chip to pressure it to change its stance. Maintaining friendly bilateral ties is in the interest of not only 皇冠体育app, but also Indonesia.

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