Indonesia reaffirms its non-recognition of China's South China Sea claims despite a maritime deal, raising concerns over sovereignty and regional tensions
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Beijing has long clashed with Southeast Asian neighbors over the South China Sea, which it claims almost in its entirety, based on aon its maps that cuts into the exclusive economic zones of several countries. A joint statement issued at the weekend during Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s visit to Beijing mentioned the two countries had “reached important common understanding on joint development in areas of overlapping claims”.Indonesia’s foreign ministry has repeatedly said the country is a non-claimant state in the South China Sea and has no overlapping jurisdiction with China.
A ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian, said Indonesia and China would further explore topics such as the content and mode of co-operation, adding there was a historical basis for China’s South China Sea claims and that consensus would benefit both.
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