Indonesia says China's 'nine-dash line' puts its interests at risk

Jakarta dismisses Beijing's South China Sea claims in letter to UN

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo stands on the deck of an Indonesian Navy ship. © Reuters

KOYA JIBIKI, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's economic interests are jeopardized by China's territorial claim covering most of the South China Sea, its foreign minister said Thursday, explaining a letter Jakarta sent recently to the United Nations.

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