Indonesia-China agreement and Jakarta's inconsistency on the South China sea issue

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s agreement with China on joint maritime development in the South China Sea raises concerns over Indonesia’s commitment to national sovereignty and international law. While economically beneficial, it risks legitimising China’s claim in the South China Sea, stra...

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Main Author: Basundoro, Alfin Febrian
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182597
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description Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s agreement with China on joint maritime development in the South China Sea raises concerns over Indonesia’s commitment to national sovereignty and international law. While economically beneficial, it risks legitimising China’s claim in the South China Sea, straining relations within ASEAN, threatening local livelihoods, and undermining Indonesia’s regional reputation and longstanding foreign policy principles.
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spelling ntu-10356/1825972025-02-16T15:44:54Z Indonesia-China agreement and Jakarta's inconsistency on the South China sea issue Basundoro, Alfin Febrian S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social Sciences Country and region studies International political economy Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s agreement with China on joint maritime development in the South China Sea raises concerns over Indonesia’s commitment to national sovereignty and international law. While economically beneficial, it risks legitimising China’s claim in the South China Sea, straining relations within ASEAN, threatening local livelihoods, and undermining Indonesia’s regional reputation and longstanding foreign policy principles. Published version 2025-02-12T05:17:19Z 2025-02-12T05:17:19Z 2025 Commentary Basundoro, A. F. (2025). Indonesia-China agreement and Jakarta's inconsistency on the South China sea issue. RSIS Commentaries, 003-25. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182597 en RSIS Commentaries, 003-25 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
spellingShingle Social Sciences
Country and region studies
International political economy
Basundoro, Alfin Febrian
Indonesia-China agreement and Jakarta's inconsistency on the South China sea issue
title Indonesia-China agreement and Jakarta's inconsistency on the South China sea issue
title_full Indonesia-China agreement and Jakarta's inconsistency on the South China sea issue
title_fullStr Indonesia-China agreement and Jakarta's inconsistency on the South China sea issue
title_full_unstemmed Indonesia-China agreement and Jakarta's inconsistency on the South China sea issue
title_short Indonesia-China agreement and Jakarta's inconsistency on the South China sea issue
title_sort indonesia china agreement and jakarta s inconsistency on the south china sea issue
topic Social Sciences
Country and region studies
International political economy
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182597
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