An Indonesian Navy vessel fired upon Chinese fishing ships in the South China Sea, injuring one fisherman, Beijing officials said.
The Chinese regime’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday that the Indonesian warship fired warning shots after spotting 12 vessels fishing in disputed waters.
The Indonesian Navy, in a press release, said the ships were “conducting illegal fishing in Natuna waters” on Friday, June 17. The Natuna Islands are an archipelago of 272 islands located in the South China Sea and, since 2014, Indonesia has reinforced its military presence in the area after it was included—controversially—within the Chinese regime’s “nine-dash line.”
The Indonesian warship KRI Imam Bonjol fired several warning shots, the Navy said, adding that the Chinese fishing vessels ignored them.
The Navy said it captured one of the Chinese-flagged ships, adding that nobody was harmed, but the Chinese foreign ministry said otherwise, saying one of the vessels was hit, injuring one.
