In talks with her Chinese equivalent Thursday, Indonesia’s foreign minister revealed “profound concerns” about deaths of Indonesian employees aboard Chinese fishing vessels, as one of her personnel revealed that 4 more sailors had actually passed away in May and June, with their bodies tossed into the sea in July. The statement about the 4 deaths, […]

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The supervisor of a Chinese fishing boat has actually been apprehended on charges of attack and human trafficking after the death of an Indonesian team member whose remains was found recently, authorities in Indonesia’s Riau Islands stated. Indonesian authorities apprehended 2 Chinese boats as they cruised near Singapore on July 8 after authorities got a […]

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Indonesia on Friday declined a Chinese offer for settlements on the South China Sea, as Jakarta restated that it had no overlapping claims with Beijing in its special financial zone. The Chinese federal government, in a letter to U.N. Secretary- General António Guterres on Tuesday, acknowledged it had no territorial disagreement with Indonesia however stated […]

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Indonesia added its weight to current diplomatic relocations by ASEAN members opposing Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea, sending out an unusual diplomatic note to the head of the United Nations previously today. The letter, sent out to U.N. Secretary- General António Guterres on Tuesday, defined the Indonesian federal government’s assistance for a 2016 […]

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A 26- year-old Indonesian passed away aboard a Pakistani boat recently, 2 months after being eliminated from a Chinese ship after suffering illness a sign of required labor, activists and authorities stated, giving 6 the number of deaths linked to Chinese fishing boats given that December. On Tuesday, Indonesia’s foreign office stated it was collaborating […]

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A lawyer for Indonesians who declared they had actually operated in servant-like conditions aboard Chinese fishing boats called Monday for business that hired and used them to be prosecuted for human trafficking and chains. Recently, the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta summoned the Chinese ambassador over the deaths of 4 Indonesians and the treatment of others […]

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