00:00Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto says he would always safeguard our sovereignty
00:06when asked about the South China Sea.
00:08Prabowo adds, we respect all powers, but tells reporters,
00:11partnerships are better than conflicts.
00:13Prabowo's comments come after the foreign ministry stressed that Indonesia does not
00:17recognize China's claims over the South China Sea,
00:20despite signing a maritime deal with Beijing last weekend.
00:24The deal indicated they had reached common understanding on joint development
00:28in areas of overlapping claims.
00:30That wording sparked concern in Indonesia,
00:32which could be interpreted as a change in Jakarta's stance as a non-claimant state.
00:37Beijing has long clashed with Southeast Asian nations over the South China Sea,
00:40which it claims almost in its entirety.
00:43Prabowo, on his first trip since taking office, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
00:48on the weekend and with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington the day before.
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