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Indonesia’s Maritime Development Deal With China Raises Questions

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto shake hands in Beijing on November 9, 2024. Image: Florence Lo / POOL / AFP)
Saturday’s joint statement between Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Chinese President Xi Jinping for the joint development of areas in the South China Sea with overlapping claims raised fears that Jakarta is weakening ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

[Seminar] Kompetisi Energi Baru: Jejak Industri China pada Nikel Indonesia

Tanggal: 15 Nopember, 2024

Waktu: 10:00-11:15 (WIB)

Lokasi: Virtual (Zoom, Publik)

Daftar disini: https://tinyurl.com/CGSPNikel

Dunia sedang berupaya untuk beralih ke energi yang lebih ramah lingkungan. Permintaan nikel, komoditas penting untuk baterai kendaraan listrik, turbin angin, dan panel surya, meningkat. Indonesia, pemasok bijih nikel terbesar di dunia, memposisikan dirinya sebagai pemain penting dalam transisi ini, berusaha untuk beralih dari produksi stainless steel menjadi pemimpin dalam revolusi penyimpanan energi. Mitra paling penting untuk sektor nikel Indonesia adalah Tiongkok, yang investasi luar biasa besarnya telah membentuk perekonomian nikel Indonesia seperti saat ini.

Bergabunglah bersama kami dalam webinar pada 15 Nopember, 2024, untuk meluncurkan alat pelacakan industri nikel Indonesia terbaru dari The China-Global South Project dan laporan yang menyertainya. Acara ini akan mengeksplorasi perkembangan peran Indonesia dalam revolusi hijau, dampak industri nikel Indonesia di pasar global, dan peran Tiongkok dalam hal ini.

Seminar ini akan dilakukan sepenuhnya dalam Bahasa Indonesia.

Pembicara: 

Edwin Shri Bimo, moderator
Southeast Asia Editor, The China-Global South Network

Zulfikar Rakhmat
Director of China-Indonesia Desk, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)

Pius Ginting
Coordinator & Researcher, AEER (Action for Ecology and People Emancipation)

Pendaftaran untuk acara:

View CGSP’s Indonesia Nickel Tracker.

Read Nickel Nexus: Indonesia’s China-Backed Nickel-to-Battery Ambition.

Topik-topik diskusi utama:

  • Ambisi Indonesia untuk memimpin industri nikel menjadi baterai dan kendala yang dihadapi.

  • Dampak investasi Tiongkok di sektor nikel Indonesia dan implikasi geopolitiknya.

  • Tantangan sosial dan lingkungan yang ditimbulkan oleh pesatnya ekspansi industri di Indonesia.

Acara ini akan menampilkan wawasan para ahli dan diskusi mendalam mengenai peluang dan tantangan seputar peran Indonesia dalam transisi energi global.

by Lucy Stevenson-Yang

Ambassador Urges Ghanaian Media to Improve Coverage of Chinese Expatriate Community

China's ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa, together with senior editors from the state-run Ghana News Agency in Accra on November 7, 2024. Image via @ChinaEmbinGH.
China’s new ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa, urged local media to avoid simplistic reporting about the Chinese community and called on reporters to resist taking the actions of a few to represent all ...
by Eric Olander

Even CMOC is Now Worried About the Rock Bottom Price of Cobalt

For much of the past two years, Chinese mining giant CMOC Group Ltd. has been producing vast quantities of cobalt from its enormous mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The company’s producing ...
by Eric Olander

China Reaffirms Boundaries of Sea Near Flashpoint Reef

China reasserted its territories around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Sunday, two days after the Philippines defined its own sea boundaries in the contested waters. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos ...
by Agence France-Presse

Russia’s Shoigu to Visit China Next Week

File image of Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu. Vyacheslav Prokofyev / POOL / AFP
The secretary of Russia’s Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, will visit China next week for talks with top Chinese officials, Russian state news agencies reported. Moscow and Beijing have deepened military and defense ties ...
by Agence France-Presse

Africa Has Other Friends if Trump Won’t Work With It: Kenya’s AU Candidate

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, gives his address during his unveiling as the candidate for the chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), at the Statehouse in Nairobi on August 27, 2024. SIMON MAINA / AFP
By Dylan Gamba Kenya’s candidate for the top job at the African Union said Saturday that if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump does not want to work with Africa, the continent has “other friends.” ...
by Agence France-Presse

China’s Xi Hails ‘New Chapter’ in Relations With Indonesia

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2024. FLORENCE LO / POOL / AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Indonesian counterpart that Beijing hopes for a “new chapter” in bilateral relations, as the two leaders met on Saturday. Xi held talks with President Prabowo Subianto in Beijing, the ...
by Agence France-Presse

Philippines Defines Its Sea Routes to Defend Interests

A China Coast Guard ship (L) is seen from the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Cabra during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea on August 26, 2024. Jam Sta Rosa / AFP
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signed laws on Friday defining the country’s sea waters and imposing fixed lanes for foreign ships, sparking a sharp riposte by China that summoned Manila’s envoy. The Maritime Zones ...
by Agence France-Presse

WEEK in REVIEW: Philippines Begins Combat Drills Amid South China Sea Tensions

The Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Teresa Magbanua sailed back to port on Sunday after more than months of deployment to Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea. Image via Frances Mangosing/Inquirer.
Nigerian special police forces arrested 113 suspected cyber criminals, mostly from China and Malaysia, following a massive raid on Saturday at a building in the capital Abuja. The suspects are believed to be involved ...
by Eric Olander

Indonesia’s New Leader Heads to China as Five-Nation Tour Begins

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto greets journalists in October 21, 2024. A sweeping new regulation mandates that exporters in key natural resource sectors keep 100% of their foreign exchange earnings within the country’s financial system for a full year, an aggressive strategy aimed at bolstering foreign reserves and protecting the rupiah. BAY ISMOYO / AFP
Indonesia’s new president headed to China for a state visit on Friday, starting a five-nation tour that could include a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he seeks to balance relations with ...
by Agence France-Presse

China Says Xi to Travel to Peru, Brazil Next Week for APEC, G20 Meetings

President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and President of China Xi Jinping (R) prepare to leave after attending the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on August 24, 2023. Phill Magakoe / AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Peru and Brazil next week for meetings of APEC and the G20, Beijing’s foreign ministry said Friday. Xi will go to Lima from November 13 to ...
by Agence France-Presse

HOT TAKES: Early Predictions of How Trump’s Win Could Affect Key China-Global South Issues

Newspapers in Manila on the morning of 7 November 2024. Image: Jam Sta Rosa / AFP
AFRICA: The outcome of the U.S. election for Africa will likely be mixed. South Africa will likely face increased pressure from U.S. policymakers around its opposition to Israeli actions in Gaza, and perceptions of ...
by Cobus van Staden

Philippines’ Marcos Congratulates Trump, Pins Hope on ‘Unshakeable Alliance’

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos delivers a speech during his meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (not pictured) at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on October 7, 2024. Ezra Acayan / POOL / AFP
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday for winning the U.S. presidential election, saying he looked forward to furthering Manila’s “unshakeable alliance” with its military partner Washington. The United States is ...
by Agence France-Presse

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

How to Lure Chinese Financing Back to the Global South: Report

Global South countries face increasing financing pressure, endangering their ability to keep developing while also implementing measures to deal with a growing climate crisis. The disruption of global trade is coupled with a larger megatrend: flows of international capital to the developing world have turned negative. This means that countries are now routinely paying more to service loans than they receive in disbursements.

The vast majority of Global South borrowers ...

Philippines Seizes Two Spratly Islands in South China Sea War Games

Some of the islands within the Spratly Islands region
The Philippines is aiming for a “persistent presence” in the South China Sea, a senior military official said Wednesday, as troops conducted war games featuring the mock retaking of an island in the ...
by Agence France-Presse

Indian Border Patrols Resume as Minister Warns of “Other Challenges”

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (L) on stage at the Raisina Down Under conference on 5 November. Image: Tracy Nearmy / AFP.
Indian army patrols of key areas along its disputed border have been completed for the first time since a bloody border incident in 2020 resulted in a standoff with China. The army’s 14th ...
by Cobus van Staden

Shooting Incident Further Raises Security Concerns in Pakistan

A Pakistani policeman stands guard outside a factory where two Chinese nationals were allegedly shot, in Karachi on November 5, 2024. Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP
Two Chinese nationals were wounded after a private security guard opened fire at a garment factory in Karachi. An unnamed police official reportedly said that the guard hasn’t been arrested and that no ...
by Cobus van Staden

Philippines Seeks ‘Persistent Presence’ in Disputed Sea

Philippines Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad speaking to the media on November 6, 2024 in Manila. Image via @katienzareports
The Philippines is aiming for a “persistent presence” in the South China Sea, a senior military official said Wednesday, as troops conducted war games featuring the mock retaking of an island in the ...
by Agence France-Presse

Philippines Says Joint Maritime Exercises Rein in China

A Philippine marines (L) and South Korean soldier (R) sit aboard a marines patrol boat during a joint visit, board and seizure (VBS) exercise with their US and South Korean counterparts with members of Japan's self-defence forces as observers, at the marines training base in Ternate town, Cavite province, west of Manila on October 22, 2024. Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Joint naval exercises held frequently by the Philippines, United States, and other Western powers are helping rein in “aggressive” Chinese actions in the South China Sea, a Filipino military official said Wednesday. Beijing ...
by Agence France-Presse

Myanmar Junta Chief Visits Key Ally China

Myanmar’s junta backs Xi’s global governance initiative GGI and seeks deeper China ties, urging border reopening and trade. Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing on November 5, 2024. Image via @cincdsmyanmar
Myanmar’s embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday — his first reported visit since leading a coup in 2021 — but analysts say the invitation is only a lukewarm endorsement from his key ...
by Agence France-Presse

Two Chinese Nationals Wounded in Pakistan’s Largest City

A Pakistani policeman stands guard outside a factory where two Chinese nationals were allegedly shot, in Karachi on November 5, 2024. Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP
Two Chinese nationals were wounded in Pakistan’s largest city on Tuesday, a hospital official said, after a spate of targeted attacks prompted Beijing to demand tighter security for its citizens. Beijing is a ...
by Agence France-Presse

Indonesian President Prabowo to Visit China This Week

Indonesia's newly sworn-in President Prabowo Subianto (R) greets China's Vice President Han Zheng during their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on October 20, 2024. Achmad IBRAHIM / POOL / AFP
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit China this week, Beijing’s foreign ministry said Tuesday, on his first foreign tour as he seeks a more prominent position for Jakarta on the world stage. The ...
by Agence France-Presse

Palau’s Pro-U.S. President Faces Election Test

The President of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr., speaks during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, DC, September 29, 2022. SARAH SILBIGER / POOL / AFP
Pacific nation Palau begins voting Tuesday in a presidential election dominated by cost of living worries, China meddling claims, and the expanding military footprint of the United States. The Melanesian microstate of some 20,000 people ...
by Agence France-Presse

Brazil Passed on Joining the Belt and Road Initiative But You Would Never Know That in China

Baidu search for "Brazil Belt and Road" does not reveal any information about Brazil's decision to not join the BRI.
Chinese authorities appear to have blocked all discussion online of the news that Brazil once again refused Beijing’s invitation to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).  Since Chief Advisor to the President of ...
by Eric Olander

South China Sea Tensions Likely to be High on the Agenda During Malaysia, Vietnamese PMs Visits to Beijing This Week

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (LEFT) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính will travel to Beijing this week for separate engagements with Chinese leaders. AFP.
Two Southeast Asian prime ministers, Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia and Vietnam’s Phạm Minh Chính, will both be in China this week on separate trips where discussions over territorial claims in the South China Sea ...
by Eric Olander

Myanmar Junta Chief to Visit China for First Time Since Coup

File image of Myanmar's junta chief military Min Aung Hlaing arrives to deliver a speech during a ceremony to mark the country's Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2024. AFP
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to key ally China this week, both countries said Monday, in his first known trip there since seizing power in a 2021 coup. China is ...
by Agence France-Presse

China Says Malaysia PM to Visit Next Week

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks after his meeting with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Putrajaya on October 26, 2024. HASNOOR HUSSAIN / POOL / AFP
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will visit China next week, Beijing said Friday. The visit will take place from Monday to Thursday, Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press ...
by Agence France-Presse

China Says Holds First Dual Aircraft Carrier Drills in South China Sea

The Chinese PLA Navy dual carrier armada, the Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers. Image via the People's Liberation Army.
China has conducted its first military drills with its two operational aircraft carriers in the contested South China Sea, state media said Thursday. State media did not specify when the exercises with the ...
by Agence France-Presse

WEEK in REVIEW: Prabowo’s Five-Nation Trip Begins with China, U.S.

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto greets journalists in October 21, 2024. A sweeping new regulation mandates that exporters in key natural resource sectors keep 100% of their foreign exchange earnings within the country’s financial system for a full year, an aggressive strategy aimed at bolstering foreign reserves and protecting the rupiah. BAY ISMOYO / AFP
The Chinese embassy in Brazil condemned U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai for trying to discourage the South American country from joining the Belt and Road Initiative. The embassy said in a statement that Tai’s ...
by Eric Olander

Indian and Chinese Troops Gift Sweets at Contested Border

Indian and Chinese troops exchange sweets to commemorate the pullback of troops at several points along their contested border. Image via the Press Trust of India
Indian and Chinese troops exchanged boxes of sweets on Thursday at two points on their contested high-altitude border, a week after the leaders of the Asian rivals held a rare meeting. China and ...
by Agence France-Presse
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