The Chinese vessel has been sailing the contested, resource-rich Natuna Sea since December 30.
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Indonesia says it has sent a warship, a patrol plane and a drone to its North Natuna Sea to monitor a Chinese coastguard vessel that has been active in a contested, resource-rich maritime area.A warship, maritime patrol plane and drone have been deployed to monitor the Chinese shipThe activity comes after Indonesia's approval to develop the Tuna gas field in the Natuna Sea
"The Chinese vessel has not conducted any suspicious activities," Indonesian Navy chief Laksamana Muhammad Ali told Reuters. "However, we need to monitor it as it has been in Indonesia's exclusive economic zone [EEZ] for some time." Ship tracking data shows the Chinese vessel, CCG 5901, has been sailing in the Natuna Sea, particularly near the Tuna Bloc gas field and the Vietnamese Chim Sao oil and gas field since December 30, the Indonesian Ocean Justice Initiative told Reuters.The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea gives vessels navigation rights through an EEZ.
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