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In response to Beijing’s displeasure toward Jakarta’s decision to impose restrictions on importing goods from China, the government of Indonesia has clarified that they would only apply to live animals.
Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Xiao Qian warned Indonesia on Tuesday that “overreacting” to the deadly coronavirus would inevitably harm relations with China as well as Indonesia’s own economy.
“Such a decision would be detrimental to our trade relations and can cause effects that we do not want to see,” Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Xiao Qian told the press in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Jokowi also knows that the initial reactions of Chinese officials, who tended to play down the contagious disease, if veiling the real facts, are very similar to the typical behavior of Indonesian bureaucrats who tend to want to please their boss.
Many Indonesians believe China represents "the future" in that Indonesia's economic fortunes will be inevitably and increasingly tied to China. Yet, some Indonesians are also wary of the risk of becoming too politically and strategically close to China.
