Prabowo’s visits may indicate that influential countries recognise him as the next Indonesian president and lend him more legitimacy.
China’s growing influence in Indonesia’s nickel industry is a cause for concern amid accidents at smelters and lack of access to Western markets.
US officials are getting to know two election front runners, and it’s likely China will hold such meetings too, if only to know where the next leader will stand on regional and global affairs.
In the 21st century, Beijing’s policy has been to encourage Chinese overseas to be oriented towards China and serve the country’s interests – which can impact ethnic Chinese identities in the region, and cause tensions that undermine domestic political and economic stability.
Chinese-language newspapers in Indonesia: declining readership, advertisement revenue and dearth of journalists/writers.
Since the launch of Belt and Road projects, Indonesia has seen an influx of migrants from China, known as xinyimin.
Palestinian independence is a foreign policy priority for Indonesia, with its Muslim majority population and rising political Islam