Indonesia Drives Out China Coast Guard Again in Disputed Sea
- Incidents occurred in gas-rich waters around Natuna Islands
- China is open to working with Indonesia on maritime issues
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Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency said it intercepted and drove out a China Coast Guard ship that entered the Southeast Asian country’s territory for the second time in a week.
The agency, known as Bakamla, sent a patrol boat to make contact with the Chinese vessel, which did not respond, it said in a statement. The vessel went on instead to disrupt survey activities being carried out by a unit of Indonesia’s state-run oil and gas company PT Pertamina.