Indonesia’s stance towards China is poised to remain steady, albeit with nuanced variations depending on the victor.
Xi Jinping shakes hands with Chinese construction workers at a Belt and Road Initiative site in Trinidad and Tobago in June 2023.
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More autocratic governments, growing urbanization and emerging technologies will bolster the spread of Chinese influence around the world, an expert on emerging economies explains.
The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train, the first in Southeast Asia, was funded by China as part of its decade-old Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project.
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The shift in focus in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will change how China does its business in Indonesia – that might mean less money for the latter’s ambitious infrastructure projects.
China’s President Xi Jinping meets Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in Beijing on June 14, 2023.
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Beijing’s tone on the Middle East crisis has shifted since Hamas’s initial attack, becoming increasingly pro-Palestinian.
Taliban leaders were invited to a symbolic meeting in Beijing. Here they gather to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of the Taliban leader Mohammad Omar.
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Beijing is happy to partner up with religious-led nations if it is in its strategic interests.
A Belt and Road Initiative’s bridge being built over L. Victoria, Tanzania.
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Areas such as artificial intelligence, green development, e-commerce, and tech cooperation have been added.
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The forum made it clear that Russia is increasingly becoming a client state for China.
Presidents Xi and Putin met in Moscow in March 2023, and are due to meet again in Beijing.
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Vladimir Putin’s expected meeting with President Xi in Beijing is likely to cement China’s position as the most power partner.
China’s leader Xi Jinping at the 2023 Brics meeting.
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Understanding China’s history could help western observers see its foreign policy more clearly.
United States and Chinese flags are set up before a July 8, 2023, meeting between officials of the two countries in Beijing.
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US foreign policy initiatives in the Indo-Pacific seem focused on containing China and its influence.
The Kazakh port of Aktau will be useful in the expansion of trade routes in the region.
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China’s is building a transport and trade infrastructure in central Asia.
Brazil’s president Lula met with US president Joe Biden in February 2023.
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Brazil’s new leader is treading a fine line between China and the US in his foreign policy.
The construction of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (KCJB) project in Padalarang, Indonesia’s West Java Province.
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The Indonesian government needs to take worker safety on Chinese-backed projects seriously – otherwise it risks adding to worsening anti-China sentiment in Indonesia.
China’s president Xi met with the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in 2017.
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Chinese leadership of a peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, adds to their power in the region.
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi speaking with leading politicians from Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries in October 2021.
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China is expanding its relationship with the Taliban as a way of addressing its needs for increased energy supply.
Construction in the Chinese-financed Port City complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 19, 2022.
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China’s international lending projects have big potential impacts on oceans and coasts. By cooperating more closely with host countries, Beijing can make those projects more sustainable.
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The sheer number of Chinese-funded dams pose a substantial risk to biodiversity. And yet, environmental regulation of these projects has serious flaws.
Four Père David’s deer (Elaphurus davidianus ), also known as milu deer, on a wetland near the Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve in Jiangsu Province, China.
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China has rich natural resources and is seeking to play a leadership role in global conservation, but its economic goals often take priority over protecting lands and wildlife.
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An undemocratic Myanmar serves no one’s interests except China.
A closer alliance between the US and Latin America could bring political and economic benefits for both.
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With Russia building new partnerships to gain support for its war, the US should re-engage with allies in its backyard, experts say.