China-Indonesia relations

The Chinese leader will this week visit Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia, where he will attempt to contrast China's steady economic engagement with the volatility of the current U.S. administration.

Beijing's outreach builds relationships with prominent Muslim organizations, while influencing the narratives about China's treatment of its own Muslim minorities.

President Prabowo’s foreign policy thus far paints a picture of continuity – but there are a few longer-term issues to watch regarding China and ASEAN.

Southeast Asian leaders face considerable challenges in balancing nationalistic positions with the complexities of engaging China at the highest levels.

Sugiono has played down the significance of a joint statement that appeared to recognize China's expansive claims in the South China Sea.

Prabowo Subianto's comments came four days after he signed an agreement in China that appeared to recognize Beijing's expansive maritime claim.

During his current foreign tour, the Indonesian leader has an opportunity to advocate for the interests of both his own country and the developing world as a whole.

Over the weekend, the two nations signed a joint development agreement that refers to "overlapping claims" in the disputed waterway.

The deals included a controversial agreement on economic activities in areas around the Natuna Islands in the South China Sea.

China and Indonesia have agreed to resume joint drills for the first time in a decade.

The country’s small businesses could “collapse" under a flood of low-cost Chinese goods, the country's trade minister said.

Wang's visit is another sign that Beijing wants to get off on the right foot with the incoming Indonesian administration.

Prabowo’s recent visit to Beijing hints at a potential recalibration of his stance on China policy.

The Indonesian president-elect's back-to-back visits to China and Japan point to a continuation of his predecessor's pragmatic foreign policy.

China's hosting of the Indonesian president-elect highlights its desire to hit the ground running when the new administration takes office in October.

Insights from Bridget Welsh.

Chinese firms, which have established good relations with President Joko Widodo's cabinet, are quietly putting out feelers ahead of the changeover of administration.

This week's Belt and Road Forum has demonstrated that many Southeast Asian leaders still view China as central to their nations’ economic prosperity.

The $7.3 billion project connects the cities of Jakarta and Bandung, which lie along one of the world's most congested travel corridors.

Generous government scholarships have generated positive impressions of China – and even an impulse to defend its policies in the face of Western criticism.

Jakarta has been vocal in its defense of the Rohingya and the Palestinians. So why is it being so cautious about the situation in China's Xinjiang region?

After economics and trade, the health sector has become a priority focus of Beijing's engagement with Southeast Asia's most populous nation.

Partnerships between Indonesian and Chinese research institutes are an increasingly prominent part of Beijing's "soft power" strategy. Are they working?

Beijing's wooing of Southeast Asia's largest nation counsels a renewed focus on maritime Southeast Asia from Tokyo.