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Indonesia Drives Chinese Ship From Disputed Waters Again
Indonesia has driven a Chinese coast guard ship from contested waters in the South China Sea for the third time this week, its maritime security agency said Saturday. It is the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation against Beijing's actions ...
Indonesia Says Chinese Coast Guard Ship Driven From Disputed Waters
Indonesia said Thursday it drove out a Chinese coast guard vessel from contested waters in the South China Sea twice in recent days, the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation against Beijing's actions in the strategic waterway. Chinese vessels have ...
Indonesia Is a Battlefield for China and Western Countries Over Energy Transition
The climate crisis is already happening. It has caused disasters in various parts of the world. A report published by the national news network KOMPAS in early October sounded the alarm over the accelerating damage climate change has on developing countries. The news revealed that river ...
Indonesia Arrests Man Wanted for Alleged $14.1 Billion China Fraud
Indonesian authorities said on Thursday they had detained a man wanted in China over allegations he helped defraud tens of thousands of people out of about $14 billion. The man, who had been wanted by China since 2020, was detained on ...
From Rich Soil to Flooded Plains: The Toll of Indonesia-China’s Nickel Ambition
Flash floods hit North Maluku, a province in the eastern part in Indonesia, for four days last July. Home to nickel-focused industrial activities of the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP), the floods swept across several villages nearby. Heavy rains ...
Nickel Nexus: Indonesia’s China-Backed Nickel-to-Battery Ambition
This report serves as a companion piece to CGSP’s Nickel Tracking Map. While the map provides detailed, up-to-date data on Indonesia's nickel industry, this report offers the broader context needed to understand that data. It traces the evolution of the industry, examines China’s involvement, and analyzes ...
U.S. Can Do More Than Just Blocking China-Invested Indonesian Nickel
This article is co-authored Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Director of the China-Indonesia Desk at CELIOS, and Yeta Purnama, a researcher at the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS). The potential U.S. decision to block nickel imports from Indonesia ...
China Space at Istiqlal Mosque: Stepping Up Muslim Diplomacy in Indonesia
This article is co-authored by Yeta Purnama, a researcher at the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Director of the China-Indonesia Desk at CELIOS. On September 5, 2024, the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia launched what it ...
How a Durian Festival in Indonesia Became a Symbol of Resistance Against China-Backed Miner
Durian farmer Rainim Purba’s income has diminished since a mining infrastructure near her village was built. She used to earn nearly $10,000 a year, she said, but now, it has been slashed to half. "...the ...
Time to Pay Attention to Chinese Cyberattacks in Indonesia
This article is co-authored by Yeta Purnama, a researcher at the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Director of the China-Indonesia Desk at CELIOS. In the past few years, Indonesia has been bracing for a steady rise ...
It’s Africa+1 Summit Season in Asia
African ministers and senior policymakers will be zipping across Asia for the next two weeks to attend a series of so-called "Africa+1 events" that began in Japan last weekend and continue in Indonesia early next week and then on to Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation ...
The China-Indonesia 2+2 Dialogue: A Diplomatic Milestone or a New Set of Challenges?
On August 13, 2024, Jakarta played host to a pivotal moment in international diplomacy with the inaugural Senior Officials’ Meeting of the Joint Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue (2+2 SOM) between Indonesia and China. This meeting, which sets the stage for a more comprehensive ministerial-level dialogue ...