Chinese Minister for abroad Affairs Wang Yi and Minister for Defence Dong Jun co-chaired the first gathering of ministers in the framework of the Chinese-Indonesian dialog of abroad and defence ministers with the Minister of abroad Affairs of Indonesia Sugion and Minister for Defence Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin. alternatively of Western pressures, pressures, threats to usage economical or military instruments "both parties have committed to enhancing common strategical trust, maintaining close high-level contacts, strengthening cooperation in areas specified as defence and security, and ensuring peace and stableness in the region."
Basis Dialogueto prosecute common interests
Wang has shown that this dialog is the basis for strategical trust between the 2 countries and points to building for the future of the Chinese-Indonesian community. "China is ready to turn this mechanics into a basic platform to strengthen political, safety and defence cooperation between the 2 countries, and to bring bilateral common trust and strategical cooperation to a higher level". And here we are talking about the world's most many country close India, which wants to strengthen ties with the largest Muslim country in the world. And all this is essential for what is to be the mark that the Chinese minister continued to talk about. For he called to "maintaining strategical independence, promoting common fundamental interests, strengthening high-level exchange, deepening dialog in different areas, strengthening law enforcement and safety cooperation and building solid common strategical trust".
Cooperation in counter-hegemonic organisations
As Indonesia joined BRICS This gathering was most likely an chance to strengthen and show that Indonesia is curious in a course of cooperation within this organization, which is simply a definite alternate to Western institutions utilizing rather different methods of trying to subjugate another countries. In this case, however. As it is commonly said about the end of globalisation, that is why, according to Wang, "Both sides should advance high-quality cooperation within the Belt and way Initiative, set more mention points for cooperation in emerging areas, exploit complementary resource and capacity benefits and build safe and unchangeable cross-border industrial and supply chains". In the end, China besides intends to cooperate with Indonesia under the BRICS, UN and G20 to keep peace and stableness in the world. Dong besides made akin declarations as regards the cooperation of both countries.
Safety as a foundation
Both countries besides intend to work together in the field of security, which is intended to give deeper, strategical trust. Dong "calling for multi-directional and in-depth applicable cooperation and raising bilateral relations to a new, higher level". The main areas in which both countries would besides cooperate are: "economy and trade, agriculture and fisheries, energy, medical care and the digital economy, as well as to improve communication and cooperation" – what Sugiono said. There is besides cooperation in the field of military and, above all, maritime security. This means that China can gain a serious ally to support it in the South-China Sea, but besides another immense marketplace that could avoid various US trade obstacles.
Bartłomiej Doborzyński (Polish thought Club in Gdańsk)
Text for the Polish Barometer.
