Upaya Indonesia dalam Mengurangi Terjadinya Pelanggaran Perbatasan Maritim yang Dilakukan oleh Tiongkok di Perairan Kepulauan Natuna Tahun 2016-2017

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This research aims to describe the efforts of the Indonesian government under the leadership of Joko Widodo in reducing maritime boundary violation carried out by China in the Natuna Islands in 2016 until 2017. China claims the waters of Natuna Islands as part of its “nine-dash line”which encompasses the majority of the South China Sea, while Indonesia claims the same waters as its territory based on international law. The policies of the previous Indonesian government were inconsistent in defending state’s claims, but Joko Widodo’s governance applied more assertive policies in facing the Chinese by strengthening defense and economy in affected region and actively collaborates with other nations to bolster its position. Using the conceptual framework of coercive diplomacy and balancing behavior, this research concludes that Joko Widodo’s government applied both concept in it’s effort to reducethe violations carried out by China in the Natuna Islands.

Keywords: Indonesia, Natuna Islands, coercive diplomacy, balancing