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View all search results[INSIGHT] China-Indonesia ties: Surge forward with the tide of the times
Now, China is Indonesia’s largest trading partner, second-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI), second-largest host of Indonesian students and a major source of foreign tourists.
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his year marks the 70th anniversary of China-Indonesia diplomatic ties. Looking back at the past seven decades, our two countries have achieved tremendous growth in bilateral ties and established comprehensive strategic partnership.
Now, China is Indonesia’s largest trading partner, second-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI), second-largest host of Indonesian students and a major source of foreign tourists.
Our friendly relations and deepening cooperation across all sectors are bringing benefits to our two countries and peoples, and contributing to regional and global stability and prosperity.
The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 poses a formidable challenge to China and Indonesia, as well as our bilateral ties. Yet true friendship stands out in difficult times. In face of the outbreak, we have rendered each other support and pulled together to overcome the most difficult time.
We have further deepened bilateral ties despite COVID-19 and strengthened friendship in the fight against the epidemic. Indonesia was among the first countries to dispatch medical supplies to China and has received active support from China in its own fight against the disease.
As of now, enterprises from both countries are pushing ahead cooperation on vaccine research and development, production and technological transfer, which I believe will make Indonesia among the first countries to gain access to vaccine.
Undeterred by the epidemic, two-way trade between China and Indonesia have achieved continuous growth, which is a testament to the strong complementarities in our respective development as well as the strength and potential of bilateral ties.
