TAIPEI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government has condemned “dangerous” planned Chinese navy drills with an Indonesian warship off the island’s east coast, saying Beijing was trying to create a false impression to the international community that it controls those waters.
China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, and in June began coast guard patrols off the island’s east coast, causing anger in Taipei and concern in Washington and some other Western capitals.
China’s defence ministry said on Tuesday the drill, to take place in mid-August at a location east of Taiwan it did not detail, would be a “navigation exercise” with an Indonesian navy ship, a highly unusual move given China does not generally hold exercises with foreign militaries near Taiwan.
The Indonesian navy and defence ministry did not respond to requests for comment.
Late on Tuesday, Taiwan’s China-policy-making Mainland Affairs Council said the drill was a “military provocation” and Beijing should “immediately stop this dangerous behaviour that undermines the status quo.”
Following a recent series of Chinese actions, including so-called “routine law-enforcement patrols” to the east of Taiwan, China is now attempting to conduct military exercises with “relevant countries” in waters east of Taiwan, it said in a statement.
“This is, in reality, political manipulation, ‘exercises in name, expansion in fact’, aimed at creating a false impression before the international community that the Chinese communists have jurisdiction over waters east of Taiwan,” it added.
Taking lawmaker questions at parliament in Taipei on Wednesday, Wu Tien-jen, assistant deputy chief of the general staff for intelligence, said the Indonesian warship China said would take part was on its way back from Japan rather than coming specifically to drill with the Chinese navy.
The ship was some 70 to 80 nautical miles off Taiwan’s east, in the Pacific, he added.
“Militarily this does not have a direct impact on Taiwan,” he said. “It has a geopolitical significance.”
Taiwan’s foreign ministry said separately that it had asked for a “clarification” from Indonesia on its taking part in the drill.
TAIWAN HOLDING ANNUAL WAR GAMES
Taiwan is in the midst of its annual Han Kuang war games, where it simulates how to beat back an attempted Chinese attack.
China’s announcement came as U.S. Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby met with Indonesian Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin at his Jakarta office on Tuesday.
Sjafrie told Colby that expanding defence cooperation with the United States is not intended to establish a U.S. military base in Indonesia, his office cited him as saying.
China recognises no sovereignty claims by Taiwan’s government and its military operates around the island on an almost daily basis.
Like most countries, Indonesia has no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but the island is home to more than 300,000 Indonesian migrant workers.
Taiwan’s government says only the Taiwanese people can decide their future and has repeatedly denounced Chinese military pressure.
Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Additional reporting by Ananda Teresia in Jakarta; Editing by Kate Mayberry and Stephen Coates
Montefiore’s Buried History
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A little something not found in online history regarding VOC.
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In primary school we were taught that Tasman’s name was Abel Jansen, that his nickname was Tasman, meaning The Rat.
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His journal is headed Abel Jansen Tasman’s journal on the Uni. of Sydney’s website, but on it’s lead page, his name as author is shown as Tasman, Abel Janszoon.
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It most probably was true, as Tasman in Dutch means bagman, and what is a bagman and who would employ one?
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Tasman is an extremely rare surname in the Netherlands according to Forebears now appearing eleven times, in Indonesia the largest representation 2329 times — makes sense
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Another VOC man, the first European to discover the legendary Terra Australis Incognito, born thirty years before The Rat was Willem Janzoon.
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The Rat claimed Tasmania for the Dutch naming it Van Diemen’s Land after Antonio van Diemen, Governor of the Netherlands East Indies: Mount Heemskirk, Schouten Island names associated with VOC.
Could go on but you understand the influence of the people behind VOC.
re: “We shouldn’t be led by the nose into a war against our trading partners by the urging of the U.S. branch of the cult”.
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Correct, a victim of the victims is always a victim. No matter what agents handle their operations and what nom de guerre they are assigned and known by.
The limits and decline of US power are clearly evident. A multi-polarity world is emerging where the US is no longer the world hegemon. Indonesia is politically sensible and pragmatic in establishing military ties with China.
Settle down Montefiore’s Buried History, your coming across as a victim of the brothers of victimhood.
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The people domiciled in the place known as Taiwan before colonial occupation had never previously experienced aggression by greed based victims of ever escalating victimisation who project superior cult victimhood as the essence of their way of life, doubling down their victimisation when challenged about their ingrained contagious victimism.
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They’re a big disgrace
Kickin’ their victimhood all over the place
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We shouldn’t be led by the nose into a war against our trading partners by the urging of the U.S. branch of the cult: The ANZUS treaty is as binding as an MOU, we can go to war but we have the choice not to.
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If the victims have anything on their victims, then the victims will do anything, even go to war to hide their actions against their victims, their weekness.
re: “It’s been colonised by the Dutch”
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No kidding? The merchants from the by far most powerful global corporation in its day, the Dutch East India Company, sure had plenty of fingers in plenty of pies. A well scrubbed global merchant diaspora which paled its Phoenician ancestors into insignificance.
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Even though they were in the neighbourhood Australia was obviously too big for them to colonise. They certainly had the shekels but simply not the numbers so they were obliged to pass that on to the British East India Company following the English Revolution and the colonisation of England by William of Orange.
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Shekels work in mysterious ways
Indonesia was so stressed about the CCP annexing Philippines islands, they are moving their capital city to east coast Borneo, started by Joko Widodo aka Jokowi, a few years ago.
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“Under President Prabowo Subianto, the project has continued. The government is now working toward making Nusantara the country’s political capital by 2028, rather than moving everything immediately.
2. The central government district is already quite substantial.
The core government area has completed or substantially developed:
Presidential facilities
Ministry buildings
Ministerial housing
Roads and utilities
Water infrastructure
Government offices
Public spaces and supporting facilities
The project has moved beyond being simply a construction site—it is now capable of hosting government activities and visitors.
3. The parliament and courts are the next major piece.
The legislative and judicial complexes are under development, with completion targeted for 2027–28. These include facilities for the MPR, DPR, DPD, Supreme Court and Constitutional Court.
That’s significant because these buildings are necessary if Nusantara is genuinely going to function as Indonesia’s political capital.
4. Private investment is finally becoming more visible.
The IKN Authority reported approximately 72.39 trillion rupiah (roughly US$4 billion) in accumulated investment commitments by May 2026.
Those drills are designed around how Chinese War ships expect other Navies to communicate their surrender to them at sea so as not to cause friction or harm to either of them .
Taiwan is between a ROC and a hard place.
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Only four countries, Paraguay, Haiti, Belize and Guatemala, officially recognise Taiwan as a sovereign nation state.
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Taiwan’s population is ninety seven percent Han Chinese compared to the People’s Republic of China ninety one percent Han Chinese.
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It’s been colonised by the Dutch ~40 years, the Spanish ~16yrs until the Dutch kicked them out of the north, the Han Chinese 21yrs., the Manchu Chinese 212yrs., the Japanese 50yrs, and now the Han Chinese.
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Pre- colonials now make up about three percent of the population 600,000+ recognised, add another 200,000 unrecognised plains people, add those of mixed ancestry.
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We should stay out of any unrest stirred up by the Yanks.
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Just because they relocated their manufacturing industries to exploit less expensive labor, doesn’t mean they own the place.
China will take Taiwan with a weakened America soon, but what does it mean for Australia especially with an Unconstutional Gov, Uncles and Grandfathers rolling in their graves, poor souls
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