Pulau Natuna Besar Sebagai Mercusuar Pertahanan Maritim Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia Di Tepi Laut China Selatan

Abstract

China's decision to build up its strength in order to support the Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 26 June 1998 has made the situation in the South China Sea volatile. In this law, China firmly states that even though they accept UNCLOS 1982, this does not erase the history of controlling the South China Sea through the Nine Dash Line - NDL (formerly the Eleven Dash line and now changed to the Ten Dash Line). This claim resulted in many jurisdictional sea areas and territorial seas of countries around the South China Sea becoming part of China's jurisdictional sea. Against Indonesia, China's claims intersect in the North Natuna Sea. Facing this situation, President Joko Widodo firmly rejected China's claim to the NDL. Natuna Besar Island is the most complete and largest island geographically located on the edge of the South China Sea. It would be a logical consequence if the Indonesian Government strengthened the position of the Indonesian Navy on this island considering the existing conflict in the form of overlapping jurisdictions in the waters. By strengthening it, Natuna Besar Island will become a beacon of maritime defense for the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia on the shores of the South China Sea.