Indonesia Blows Up 23 Foreign Fishing Boats to Send a Message

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Source: Wall Street Journal

Indonesia destroyed 23 foreign fishing boats on Tuesday, as worsening relations over the disputed South China Sea drive countries to take tougher action to defend their maritime sovereignty.

Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said her agency sank 10 Malaysian and 13 Vietnamese boats that were caught fishing illegally in Indonesian waters.

She vowed to mete out the same punishment to any vessel found poaching, no matter its origin. “If there is an illegal fishing boat from America, we will also sink it,” Ms. Pudjiastuti said.

The move came two weeks after Jakarta criticized Beijing for alleged poaching by a Chinese fishing boat.

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[Jackie Wilson Said]

1. Just the boats, right?

Cant access the story.

[think]

2. That's certainly one way to make a statement....

[chapdrum]

3. MSM: Mr. Trump, what is your position

on the situation in the South China Sea?

OK then, how about you, Senator Cruz?

[yuiyoshida]

4. If they blow up a Chinese ship

the consequences could get grave.

[christx30]

5. China needs to stay in their own waters

and stop trying to encroach onto their neighbors.

[yuiyoshida]

6. Yes but who is going to stop them

and if they are stopped, who is going to stop their retaliation?

[christx30]

7. This is what stopping them looks like.

Boats that are illegally fishing (poaching) are seized, then blown up. China is a huge country that has a huge coastline. But they want more.

[flvegan]

8. The Chinese Coast Guard is too quick.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/world/asia/indonesia-south-china-sea-fishing-boat.html

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. All your waters are belong to us.

At least that's how China is treating the South China Sea area.

[OnlinePoker]

11. It hasn't happened to Argentina...yet.

http://www.ticotimes.net/2016/03/15/argentina-coast-guard-sinks-chinese-fishing-boat-in-south-atlantic

[Herman4747]

9. Such Wastefulness & Water Pollution...

...can't you just confiscate them and put them to use???