The following was originally published by the Global Times on 19 May 2022. GT Editor’s Note: While the global situation has been under the shadow of the pandemic and the geopolitical conflicts, current bilateral relations, trade and investment cooperation between China and Indonesia is bucking the trend, with China consolidating its position as Indonesia’s largest trading partner for nine consecutive years, and bilateral trade volume in 2021 increasing by nearly 60 percent year-on-year. China’s investment in various fields in Indonesia have seen a substantive growth. Major cooperation projects, including the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway Project, the “Two Countries Twin Parks” program … Continue reading Synergy between China’s BRI and Indonesia’s GMF (Global Maritime Fulcrum) sees 60% trade growth