Indonesia's president Joko Widodo visits a military base in the Natuna islands, which border the South China Sea. Photo: AFP

Richard Heydarian

As Indonesia stands up to China, who will follow in Southeast Asia?

Richard Heydarian writes that major Southeast Asian nations are beginning to resist China’s territorial claims

Until recently neighbouring countries have tried to avoid direct confrontation with Beijing

Richard Heydarian

Published: 4:00pm, 11 Jan, 2020

Updated: 8:06pm, 17 Feb, 2020

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Indonesia's president Joko Widodo visits a military base in the Natuna islands, which border the South China Sea. Photo: AFP

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Richard Heydarian is a Manila-based academic and author of "Asia's New Battlefield: US, China and the Struggle for Western Pacific" and the forthcoming "Duterte's Rise"

As Indonesia stands up to China, who will follow in Southeast Asia?

Richard Heydarian writes that major Southeast Asian nations are beginning to resist China’s territorial claims Until recently neighbouring countries have tried to avoid direct confrontation with Beijing

Richard Heydarian writes that major Southeast Asian nations are beginning to resist China’s territorial claims

Until recently neighbouring countries have tried to avoid direct confrontation with Beijing