In private, it has begun to do so. Even though the line covers the waters northeast of the Indonesian-owned Natuna Islands, the Chinese government has given Indonesia categorical assurances that China does not claim the Natuna Islands or their Exclusive Economic Zone.
毫无疑问，中国将不得不想办法在“九段线”上做出妥协，而且早已私下进行了。虽然这条线覆盖了印尼纳土纳群岛的东北水域，但中国政府给予印尼绝对的保证，不会要求纳土纳群岛及其专属经济区的主权。