TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has left today, January 8, for Natuna Regency, Riau Islands Province for direct inspection upon China's trespass. The President and entourage departed from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta. The state head boarded the Indonesian Presidential Aircraft 1 at around 7:30 a.m. Per Tuesday, January 7, several Chinese coast guard vessels and fishing boats were still sailing in Indonesia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in Natuna waters, Riau Islands. The Foreign Affairs Ministry had lodged a diplomatic protest against Chinese coast guard violations in the Indonesian waters by summoning China's ambassador in Jakarta.

Source: Koran Tempo January 08, 2020 02:48 UTC