| Since Joko Widodo President of Indonesia proposed the "Global Maritime Fulcrum"strategy in October 2014.Indonesia has attached great importance to the development of maritime economy and maritime diplomacy with the "ocean" as the fulcrum,which is highly compatible with China’s "One Belt and One Road" initiative.And economic cooperation between the two countries is developing rapidly.But at the same time,China and Indonesia have overlapping maritime rights and interests in the Natuna Sea,which has profoundly affected the development of friendly relations between the two countries and the security and stability of Southeast Asia.In addition to the introduction,this article is divided into four parts.The first part focuses on the historical evolution of Indonesia’s South China Sea policy,focusing on the process of maritime rights disputes in Natuna,Indonesia.The second part attempts to analyze the factors that influence Indonesia’s maritime policy and the reasons for the change in Indonesia’s attitude towards Natuna from these changes in maritime foreign policy.And these factors are integrated into three pairs of contradictory relationships,namely,the contradiction between the rising anti-China sentiment in Indonesia and the deepening of the degree of economic cooperation between China and Indonesia,the contradiction between the status of the ASEAN "leading country" and the "mediator"status,and the contradiction in the internal balance of the great power balance strategy pursued by Indonesia.Through the in-depth discussion of these three pairs of contradictory relations,we can more clearly realize that in various dynamic contradictory relations,Indonesia will often play games on both sides of the contradiction,and ultimately choose the end that maximizes its actual economic benefits.The change in its maritime foreign policy and the attitude towards Natuna are also for the maximization of real interests.The third part puts forward the method of resolving the Natuna maritime rights dispute on the basis of the first two parts.It is believed that the resolution of any issues related to territorial sovereignty and maritime rights sovereignty is a long and difficult process and requires patience.From a long-term perspective,efforts should be made in three aspects:strengthening cultural exchanges between the two countries and improving Indonesian people’s impression of China;supporting economic cooperation,improving the strategic connection between the two countries,rationally facing maritime disputes,and maintaining peace and stability in Southeast Asia..The fourth part is the conclusion. |
