Indonesia Detains Man Wanted in China Over $138 Million Loan Default

Indonesian Immigration officers escort detainees at the Immigration office in Jakarta on November 18, 2025 during a press conference regarding the arrest of Chinese nationals, including a suspect wanted in China for a $120 million USD fraud, and 27 scammers who used Indonesian territory for their operations in Batam, Riau Islands province, and Bekasi, West Java province. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)

Indonesian authorities said on Tuesday they had detained a Chinese real estate executive wanted over the default of a $138 million corporate loan.

The 58-year-old man, identified only as WZ, was arrested on Indonesia’s western island of Batam on Thursday after a request was received from the Chinese embassy in Jakarta, said Agus Waluyo, Indonesia’s immigration intelligence director.

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