Natuna Islands
Facts:
- The Natuna Islands are situated on the west coast of the South China Sea in the province of Riau Islands, Indonesia.
- The island is claimed to be part of China’s traditional fishing grounds in the waters surrounding the Natuna islands, according to the country’s nine-dash line claim.
Additional Facts:
South China Sea:
- Southeast Asia’s South China Sea is an arm of the western Pacific Ocean.
- People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam are the bordering countries.
- The Strait of Malacca, which connects the Indian and Pacific oceans, is of great strategic significance due to its geographical location.
Conflict:
- China asserts its claim to the South China Sea on the basis of the nine-dash line, which passes through the vital Paracel and Spratly island chains and stretches hundreds of miles south and east from its most southern province, Hainan.