Indonesia’s growing economic power
In Beijing this week a group of top foreign policy professionals is being brought up to speed on developments in Southeast Asia, in a routine review of China’s interests in the region. ASEAN commands priority in Chinese diplomacy because of its anchor role in regional economic and political arrangements, because of its ongoing territorial and other political-strategic interests and because of the growing importance of China’s relations with Indonesia, at the heart of its relations with the Southeast Asian region. (East Asia Forum) 

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