For China and Indonesia, a delicate balancing act for better ties

Indonesia and China marked 70 years of diplomatic relations earlier this year, but it has not been a smooth friendship.It is only in the past two decades, after the fall of dictator Suharto in 1998, that relations have warmed, alongside Indonesia’s moves to remove discriminatory policies towards its tiny ethnic Chinese population.Bilateral trade, investment and tourism have increased correspondingly. China is Indonesia’s largest trading partner and is technically its top source of foreign…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3100122/china-and-indonesia-delicate-balancing-act-better-ties