{"id":157537,"date":"2026-09-17T01:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T01:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=157537"},"modified":"2026-09-17T01:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T01:00:08","slug":"japans-natuna-port-proposal-highlights-indonesias-balancing-act-on-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=157537","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s Natuna port proposal highlights Indonesia\u2019s balancing act on China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostJapan\u2019s proposed port upgrades in Indonesia\u2019s Natuna Islands reflect Tokyo\u2019s push to bolster South China Sea security without building an overt military footprint. However, analysts stress that the move does not mean Jakarta is siding with Japan in its efforts to contain Beijing.<br \/>\nJapan, which earlier this year eased its restrictions on lethal weapons exports, is ramping up security cooperation with Indonesia \u2013 a crucial bellwether for Southeast Asia.<br \/>\nThe expanding partnership includes joint&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3367757\/japans-natuna-port-proposal-highlights-indonesias-balancing-act-china?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostJapan\u2019s proposed port upgrades in Indonesia\u2019s Natuna Islands reflect Tokyo\u2019s push to bolster South China Sea security without building an overt military footprint. However,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157537"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=157537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157537\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=157537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=157537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=157537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}