‘Balanced’ ties: Indonesia treads careful path between China and US

‘Balanced’ ties: Indonesia treads careful path between China and US

This impartial stance could set Jakarta up to be a good mediator between Beijing and Washington, observers say.

China and Indonesia held their first ministerial meeting in the framework of the 2+2 dialogue mechanism on Monday, 21 April, an important step towards closer bilateral cooperation. It is necessary to measure well and the lesson is as essential for Europe, and for France, that while the choice of China, the BRICS, the multipolar alternative is the only solution to be in a position to resist the formidable recession in US and EU policy, it does no…

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