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Japan publishes Indonesia to ‘network of navies’ after Australia, Philippines
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Indonesia sits at the confluence of the world’s busiest sea lanes.
Key facts
- Its coastline stretches nearly 55,000km (34,000 miles) and its waters encompass the Malacca and Lombok straits, chokepoints through which trillions of US dollars in global trade pass annually
- Tokyo confirmed on June 5 that the two countries had agreed to begin formal talks
- Indonesia sits at the confluence of the world’s busiest sea lanes
Summary
Its coastline stretches nearly 55,000km (34,000 miles) and its waters encompass the Malacca and Lombok straits, chokepoints through which trillions of US dollars in global trade pass annually.