Manzar Zaidi

Will a Prabowo Presidency Alter the Course of China-Indonesia Relations?

Opinion - May 07, 2024

cc U.S. Secretary of Defense, modified, https://flickr.com/photos/secdef/52514169919/in/photolist-2o1uR9K-2o1uQom-2o1ttpS-2o1wiu7-2o1qYNd-2o1uMfc-2oEAtTs-2nUamN9-2pAjKdc-2o1r5Hj-2o1tryh-2o1tudF-2nr2LVR-2o1wbNX-2oEA6q8-2nqXHgU-2oEy6Je-2nr3YqR-2nqXHgi-2keTedf-2o2NhJH-2keXvw8-2keTdZV-2hXoLu1-2mKUYiD-2mKUYJP-2mKYakK-2jC8jeF-2keTbhk-2jC8kkZ-2keTfSx-2keTfMC-2keX54t-2keXrEA-2om4ytk-2jCbPRU-2jCcG5v-NPpjWS-2keX4cJ-2keXvCa-2keXwGu-2keT8Xf-2keWYYt-2keXsTx-2keXtQ2-2keXsm5-2keXtEc-2keXszr-2keXsMq-2keWYdk - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III participates in a bi-lateral meeting with Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, Nov. 21, 2022. Secretary Austin’s visit will drive progress on key bilateral initiatives to support interoperability, capability development, and the professionalization and modernization of the Indonesian Armed Forces. (DoD photos by Chad J. McNeeley)

Indonesia’s new president will likely advance his predecessors warming relations with China, at least so far as nationalism at home and developments in the Natuna Sea allow for it.