Topic: Territorial Dispute in the South China Sea
Country: Indonesia
Delegate Name: Wilson Wolf
School: Fishers High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Indonesia position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
Despite being so close to the South China Sea Indonesia has remained as neutral as possible throughout this entire dispute. Indonesia will continue to maintain its position of neutrality and will side with no country as long as the South China Sea is under dispute.
It should be noted that Indonesia has planned to build military bases in areas near the South China Sea. However, the planned military outposts that are in the making should not be seen as an aggressive action, but a safeguarding action only.
As the largest ASEAN nation Indonesia feels that it could be an effective mediator if that would be something that all sides on the dispute could agree on. Indonesia would also like to suggest that joint military patrols by countries that are a part of the ASEAN as Indonesia thinks that is one of the keys to overcome the current tensions in the South China Sea. Indonesia is committed to keeping peace and stability and will try its hardest to communicate and work with other countries to do so.
Indonesia would also like to point out that that if secure trade lanes are created, then it could be beneficial for economic and regional development for all countries in the region. So reaching a solution that satisfies all parties involved as soon as possible is very important for the wellbeing of all countries in the region.
Indonesia intends to become more active in resolving the issues in the South China Sea in the near future. However, because Indonesia does not have the resources in order to constantly patrol the busiest waters, Indonesia has asked for aid from the United States. The United States has said that it would give 100 million dollars to the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia in order to carry out maritime law enforcement. Another possible way that the United States might help is in the form of helping developing a coast guard for the nearly 18,000 island chain near the South China Sea.
Indonesia feels that it would be best for all nations involved if the South China Sea were to become a waterway that is not owned by any one nation.
