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Workers working on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train project at Halim Station, East Jakarta, Indonesia. Galih Pradipta/Antara Foto

Indonesia should reject China’s request to put state budget as collateral for Jakarta‑Bandung high‑speed train project

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) and Yeta Purnama, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)

Using the state budget as collateral it is too risky a move when it comes to dealing with Beijing.
The construction of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (KCJB) project in Padalarang, Indonesia’s West Java Province. Raisan Al Farisi/Antara Foto

Accidents on Chinese projects are rampant, but why does Indonesia’s economy still depend on China?

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)

The Indonesian government needs to take worker safety on Chinese-backed projects seriously – otherwise it risks adding to worsening anti-China sentiment in Indonesia.

Related Topics

  1. Belt and Road Initiative
  2. China
  3. Indonesia
  4. Indonesia-China
  5. Malaysia
  6. Occupational Safety and Health
  7. Transporation
  8. Workchoices

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