Category: indonesia-china

Indonesia Finance Minister Warns of Ripple Effect from China’s Evergrande Debt Woes

September 24, 2021
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JAKARTA—Indonesian authorities are monitoring the financial market situation in China, finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Thursday, and warned that property firm China Evergrande’s debt woes could affect the world’s economy. “We see a new risk to the financial system stability in China,” she told a news conference. “They are going through a situation…

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China Versus the US: A Proxy Battle in the Indo-Pacific

August 16, 2021
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Commentary Proxy warfare is best described as a game of geopolitical chess. The game is evolving in nature, according to Candace Rondeaux, researcher at the Center on the Future of War, and David Sterman, senior policy analyst at New America. They define modern proxy warfare “as sponsorship of conventional or irregular forces that lie outside…

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Indonesian Politician Suspects Unidentified Underwater Drone Has Chinese Origin

January 6, 2021
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An Indonesian government official believes an underwater drone found by local fishermen last month is of Chinese origins. The Governor of the Indonesian region of South Sulawesi, Nurdin Abdullah, said on Tuesday that based on preliminary findings “it seems like the drone was made in China.” “Whether it was put there or who put it there…

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