http://www.news.cn/english/2021-12/06/c_1310353319.htm
This article talks about how the Chinese State Counselor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a conference with Indonesia’s coordinating minister to dive deeper into their cooperation together on different things. They want to build a community with a shared future. One thing they have been cooperating on is the vaccine and getting it to their said communities and helping each other work through the pandemic. Another fact they mentioned is how their trade volume between each other has increased by fifty percent. The Indonesian minister then went on to express his gratitude for the cooperation and looks to help China with their belt and road initiative.
This article is important because it shows an alliance forming between Indonesia and China. This alliance is very beneficial towards both sides as both sides are gaining and not one is overpowering the other. It also shows initiative from China as they are the top dog in this alliance and they were the ones that held the conference, which shows that they believe that Indonesia benefits them in ways that they can’t on their own, and not just Indonesia wanting to ally with China for future threats that may come their way.
This article relates to what we talk about in class through the topic of National Interest. Both countries see something in the other that they can use to benefit themselves, which has lead to them forming an alliance. Not only do they have an alliance, they want to help each other with their own projects for their communities, which can lead to a stronger bond than most countries have. The National Interest between the two has lead to more cooperation on other things than what they started with. The vaccine was a focal point of their work together, but it has lead to more than just stopping the pandemic, now they want to see each other grow.