Do I need to live in or visit countries I frequently mention? So everyone here must have visited the whole world to be talking about the whole world. Or rather, everyone here must have visited China at some point in their lives to have the legal authority to talk about the country. Or does this condition only exist for me? If you are going to use an authority argument, I suggest you try another argument.
The point is that is that you were unaware of the realities of the region and that there are opinion polls, surveys and announcements all the time of what ASEAN/Indonesia will do. Again, my point stands. I have provided surveys and sources. Where does your analysis come from?
Nice. Now explain to everyone why Indonesia carries out bilateral and multinational exercises with the US, some exercises that are clearly documented as a strategy of containment of China via PDI as the Pitch Black (the last one in 2022) that Indonesia participates.
Your militarytimes source directly contradicts your statement that Indonesian military exercises with the USA are part of a CONTAINMENT strategy. If you're going to make an argument, at least make sure your own source doesn't contradict
"Indonesia sees the current exercises with the U.S. as a deterrent in defense of the Natuna Islands, while for Washington, the drills are part of efforts to forge a united front against China’s military buildup in the South China Sea, Bakrie said." Your own source below.
What matters is how Indonesia sees the exercises with the US military and what access Indonesia grants the US. China would have to be very silly to invade the Natuna Islands, even though it may the capability to do so.
Ergo, Indonesian neutrality
I didn't say otherwise.
Mike Tyson is a visionary: Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.
Do you really believe this? Will all neighboring nations kneel before China without a fight? This view of yours is very optimistic.
Who mentioned kneeling? The key requirement I would use is neutrality.
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