Indonesia should continue to walk a fine line in Trump’s worldNewly elected Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has already made a strategic blunder in dealing with China. A potentially more insular US foreign policy under US president-elect Donald Trump is pushing Jakarta even closer to Beijing. It could also end up overtly siding with China, diluting Jakarta’s opposition to its growing presence in the South China Sea. For decades, the bedrock of Jakarta’s approach to international affairs has been to pursue a self-reliant and independent foreign policy. Previously, she was the BBC’s lead Asia presenter and worked for the BBC across Asia and South Asia for two decades.

Source: Taipei Times November 17, 2024 21:57 UTC