Indonesian leader visits SChina Sea on warship

JAKARTA: President Joko Widodo visited remote Indonesian islands on a warship on Thursday in an apparent show of force after clashes with Chinese vessels and as fears grow Beijing is seeking to stake a claim in the area.

Widodo led a high-level delegation including the foreign minister and armed forces chief to Indonesia’s Natuna Islands in the South China Sea, arriving at a navy base before being escorted to the warship as fighter jets buzzed overhead and navy vessels performed maneuvers off the coast.