Recent confrontations highlight mounting tensions over infrastructural projects—many of which are funded by Chinese companies—that threaten to displace indigenous communities.
The proposed ban on imports under US$100 in value won’t be easy to implement. But it may have more to do with next year’s elections than protecting small businesses.
It was a rare visit by a foreign leader to China, but Indonesian President Joko Widodo was in a difficult position when he met his counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday (July 26). Widodo wants more Chinese investment in his country, like other Southeast Asian nations, but is also seeking to navigate US-China rivalry while maintaining friendly ties with.