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"That may be a tough sell. Beijing has sought to win Jokowi over with massive investments in infrastructure and vaccine diplomacy, while Washington's efforts under the previous Obama and Trump administrations were desultory at best, said Aaron Connelly, a research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
"We want to be close to the U.S., but sometimes it's difficult," said Luhut Pandjaitan, Indonesia's coordinating maritime affairs and investment minister, to VOA's Indonesian Service in October following his meeting with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Pandjaitan said that he had told Sullivan that Jakarta has been very welcoming to Chinese investors "because we need to survive."
Beijing is Indonesia's biggest investor. According to Indonesian state media, in 2020 Chinese investment in the country reached $4.8 billion and total trade topped $78.48 billion.
With the Jokowi government prioritizing economic growth, Washington needs to enhance trade and investment with Indonesia to compete with China. "To the U.S., I said, 'Why don't you come too?'" Pandjaitan said.
The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council trade group said the Biden-Jokowi meeting was "another positive step" in expanding economic relations.
"The reform efforts by President Jokowi are seemingly improving Indonesia's ability to compete for attracting higher-value foreign direct investments in areas such as mining and electric vehicles," said Marc Mealy, the council's senior vice president of policy.
"Looking ahead, U.S.-Indonesia economic priorities of interest to American companies will include health care, renewable energy resources, and the use of digital technologies and green finance to support economic recovery," Mealy added."
President Joe Biden meets with President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland
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