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A delivering ceremony is held at Independence Square, Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, July 4, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Shuo)
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China–Indonesia Launch Yuan–Rupiah Settlements, QR Payments
China and Indonesia on Thursday launched a local-currency settlement framework for bilateral transactions. Both countries also began a two-way trial of cross-border QR code payments. The central bank chiefs called the steps important milestones. Bank Indonesia said the local-currency scheme ...
China Denies Using Beijing’s Parade to Pitch J-10C to Indonesia
China denied using last week’s Beijing military parade to pitch Indonesia further to buy the J-10C fighter jet. A high-level Chinese diplomat for ASEAN, in her statement, called the event a commemoration and not a sales pitch. “It is not a ...
China Gets Second 0% Tariff Path to Chile EV Market via Indonesia
China now has two ways to sell electric cars in the Chile EV market without an import tax. Besides the China–Chile trade deal, Chile said EVs (electric vehicles) made in Indonesia can also enter at 0% under IC-CEPA (Indonesia–Chile ...
China EVs: BYD Leads Indonesia in August 2025, Market Down
China’s BYD led among Chinese EV brands in Indonesia in August with 2,562 wholesale units as the overall car market fell year on year. Aion finished ahead of Denza, sharpening competition among Chinese marques under Indonesia’s EV tax breaks. Indonesia’s ...
China’s COMAC Seals Cambodia Deal For Up To 20 C909 Jets
China’s COMAC said Cambodia’s flag carrier signed a memorandum of understanding for 10 C909 jets, with options for 10 more. The agreement could become the aircraft’s largest overseas order. The signing took place in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on Tuesday. COMAC ...
Import Perks End, China EVs Must Be Built in Indonesia in 2026
Indonesia will end tax breaks on fully built battery electric cars, including Chinese EVs, on Dec. 31, 2025, and require automakers to assemble locally starting 2026. The rule puts Chinese brands at the center of the shift: BYD, Geely, ...
Indonesia Backs Xi’s Global Governance Initiative at BRICS Meet
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has thrown his support behind Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposals at a BRICS virtual leaders’ meeting last night. The statement is aligning Southeast Asia’s largest economy more closely with Beijing’s call to defend multilateralism and reject ...
China Pushes ASEAN to Sign FTA Upgrade as U.S. Tariffs Bite
China is pushing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, to sign its China ASEAN FTA upgrade before the end of the year, Vice Commerce Minister Yan Dong said on Monday, as Beijing seeks to diversify its exports amid U.S. tariffs.
Indonesian Riots Won’t Turn Into Another 1998 Anti-Chinese Pogrom, Chinese Expert Says
Recent unrest in Indonesia has been one of the largest outbreaks of social turmoil since 1998, when widespread violence included anti-Chinese riots. Some Chinese business owners in Indonesia even reinforced their shops to prevent damage. In an interview with the ...
China’s Overseas Bullet Train: Malaysians Still Top Foreign Riders
China’s first overseas high-speed rail in Indonesia, the Whoosh bullet train, is carrying a steady flow of foreign passengers, and Malaysians continue to account for the largest share, the operator said. In less than two years since its inauguration in ...
Unpacking the Indonesian President’s Trip to China
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto made a brief visit to China to join the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, even as protests simmered at home. The tightly scheduled visit was seen as a way of projecting stability abroad and reconnecting with ...
Indonesia’s Prabowo, in China’s Spotlight, Ignores Nation’s Tumult for Global Showmanship
On Wednesday morning in Beijing, as the People’s Liberation Army marched in lockstep through Tiananmen Square, one foreign leader stood conspicuously close to the Chinese and Russian presidents. Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto, clad in a tailored gray suit, sat shoulder to shoulder with Vladimir Putin and Xi ...