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Indonesia's Opportunity To Improve Indonesia-China Bilateral in Strategic Comprehensive Relationship
China is a country that has strangeness and very influential in trade in Asia. It reinforced by bilateral and international relations that makes people able to compete vigorously in various trades. In this case, Indonesia is the main target when the community's expertise still far below the countries in ASEAN. Thus, Indonesia improved bilateral relations between Indonesia China in order to narrow down the opportunities of other countries to dominate the Indonesian state, which increasingly controlled the country. Various diplomatic relations in order to be able to catch up with Indonesia's lagging both inside and outside the country.
After the political reforms in Indonesia together with the Rise of China in 2000s, in some situation, it is the Indonesian government together with the Chinese government which is the problem for some ethnic Chinese in Indonesia. Ethnic Chinese people were seen to be close with China and their loyalty to the nation was doubted. But now it is the Indonesian government which is viewed as being too close to China and thus harming national integrity, and suspected of being not nationalistic.
Bilateral trade and mutual economic interests have been the key factors driving the two countries closer. Bilateral trade has reached the $30 billion mark in 2010. Today, China has surpassed the US and stands as the second largest trade partner of Indonesia, after Japan.[1]It supports since CAFTA was implemented, the number of Chinese companies investing in Indonesia has also increased. Until the end of 2010 there were more than a thousand Chinese companies listed in Indonesia, with direct investment reaching 2.9 billion US dollars, up 31.7 percent from the previous year.[2] By looking at various new Chinese trade missions in the international market targeting ASEAN countries, Indonesia must be active in contributing to marketing as a suitable place to invest in the industry.
The Indonesia-China Billateral Relation had become the spotlight of the world when news was heard about the claim of  Natuna Island over China. Jokowias President Indonesia stated that the Chinese “nine-dash line” claim to most of the South China Sea has no basis in international law and that he wants Indonesia to continue to be an “honest broker” in finding a solution to the volatile situation. This does not indicate a shift in Indonesian foreign policy thinking, as his predecessor made similar statements.
Indonesia does not want to find itself in a similar situation to 1965 when it was perceived as being overly close to Beijing, to the point of being seen as anti-Western. It will, therefore, enter into closer relations with states that feel threatened by increased Chinese assertiveness. On the other hand, it does not want to damage its relationship with China by developing overly close ties with the US or other Western states. In dealing with its ASEAN neighbours, it will need to tread very carefully lest it give the wrong impression to either

side.
 By continuing to advocate international law as a means to resolve the territorial dispute in the South China Sea, Indonesia could be well placed to draw China further into the existing international legal regime and advise against any revisionist tendencies that Beijing may be harbouring. On the other hand, Beijing is unlikely to take much notice of Jakarta’s pleas for it to adhere to international law. Strengthening bilateral relations with other members of ASEAN and the US could assist in making its calls for a negotiated settlement more forceful.[3]
Xiao Qian revealed at the Indonesia-China 5 Years of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership seminar in Jakarta that in the last five years inter-community contact had entered a new phase. There have been many exchanges in the fields of tourism, education, media, youth activities and sports. Five years ago, leaders of Indonesia and China agreed to change the two countries' comprehensive partnership into a strategic comprehensive relationship. Since the transformation of the status of comprehensive partnership into a strategic comprehensive relationship, Ambassador Xiao believes that the bilateral relations between Indonesia and China are increasingly progressing, including in inter-community relations.
The impact of the status changing is believed to be able to bring Indonesia more advanced from various sectors  China's strength in international trade today. Periodic visits between the countries make them give more contribution in various sectors. By direction and marketing up to date, it enhances Indonesia's role in introducing goods and services products in the international market.
               In addition, Indonesian local culture that still not highlighted the world needs to be marketed by attracting visitors to Indonesia. By good relations, the two countries promote intercultural culture so that the country's income increases with the number of visitors who have visited as well as marketing about tourist attractions during the celebration of the Imlek feast with Indonesian celebrations mixed with Indonesian culture that cannot be found in other countries.  By the passage of marketing the place of tourism and Indonesian culture, it can boost the economy of the people around the place of tourism and better known by the world community.
 In another hand, Indonesia also cooperate in improving education with China which has enough service products that guarantee. By holding various educational programs such as student exchanges or scholarship offers, it will improve service products in the international market. In addition, a study tour was held by sending each other the daughter of the nation's best daughters in learning about the culture of learning and education and solving problems during the study period. If all cooperation goes smoothly, then China will have a lot of impact in increasing the role in Indonesia in international trade.
That way, there will be many Indonesian products that are known to the world while maintaining the relationship between Indonesia and China which has made a major contribution in bringing the two countries more developed, especially for Indonesia. It is fitting for the community to feel the impact of changes in local trade both in terms of goods marketing and prices that have undergone changes lately.


[1] Rahul Mishra and Irfa Puspita Sari, Indonesia- China relations: Challenges and Opportunities Surabaya, Journal, Indonesia. November 22, 2010
[3]Strategic Analysis Paper: Indonesia and Regional Bilateral Relations: The Alternative to Multilateralism. Mervyn Piesse Research Analyst Indian Ocean Research Programme. 2 April 2014.

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