Indonesia-China Relations: The Belt and Road Initiative and COVID-19 Challenges

Kam-Hing Lee

《Malaysian Journal of Chinese Studies》 10卷2期 (2021/12) Pp. 1-18

https://doi.org/10.6993/MJCS.202112_10(2).0001

摘要

Relations between Indonesia and China are important not only to the two countries but also to the region. This is because China is the world's second largest economy while Indonesia is the largest in Southeast Asia. In 2020, Indonesia's economy formed one-third of the GDP of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Within ASEAN, Indonesia, which leads in terms of population and territorial size, has an influential voice. The nature of Indonesia-China relations, therefore, has implications on trade and security of the region. Relations between the two have not been easy, swinging from warm ties in the 1960s to a suspension of relations lasting almost thirty years until relations were restored in 1990. This paper looks at how the two countries are re-setting their relations particularly against the opportunities of the Belt and Road Initiative and the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

關鍵字

Indonesia ； China ； Covid-19 ； investments ； security ； environment