How Indonesia Special for China and America: Qin Gang meet Jokowi; Jokowi make Biden very happy amid lowest his rating.
How Indonesia Special for China and America: Qin Gang meet Jokowi; Jokowi make Biden very happy amid lowest his rating.
Around 2 pm Beijing, Feb 21, 2023, amid the Lanting Forum, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang explained and launched The Global Security Initiative Concept Paper. In less than 24 hours, around 11 am in Jakarta, he’s already met President of Republic Indonesia Joko Widodo. This feels very special for Indonesia, and or, since a long time ago, China set Indonesia to be a very special partner on foreign policy.
Don't forget: In Schloss Elmau, Krün, Bavarian Alps, 26-28 June 2022, Biden laugh very big with Jokowi (G7 Summit, Indonesia presence because guest as G20 Chairmanship 2022).
In week 1st of June 2022, Biden hammered with lowest ever his rating approval. Also in June 2022, Biden lost temper when talk-call with Zelensky, reporting by NBC News about critical situation in The White House last June 2022 amid lowest rating, highest ever inflation (after 1982), rocketing gasoline prices.
Jokowi, amazingly, has a very special relationship among other leaders, and not only with Biden and Xi Jinping. Biden handshake with Xi Jinping, finally, in Bali, sideline G20 Summit, November 2022.
In Moscow, he (Jokowi) get “very short table” when meet Putin, in pretend, Putin very welcome to Jokowi (*Macron and Olaf Scholz were welcomed by Putin with a very long table, an intention Putin actually not comfortably to meet Macron and Olaf Scholz). Jokowi is also “very special” for the Sultanate - Emir of United Arab Emirates MBZ. Jokowi’s grandson, namely “Nahyan”, to show Jokowi respect with UAE ruler Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Until 1 year of the Ukraine - Russia war, only Jokowi had already visit Moscow (Putin) and Zelensky in Kyiv Ukraine.
In 25-27 July 2022, Jokowi also became the first ever leader, after the end of Winter Olympic 2022 in Beijing, and after surge / rocketing covid in China between April-June 2022, who met Xi Jinping in Beijing. Only 6 days after this meeting, Pelosi met Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, Taiwan (August 2nd, 2022).
One of Prince United Arab Emirates, part of Nahyan family, kiss forehead of Jan Ethes Srinanrendra (not Panembahan Al Nahyan), another Jokowi grandsons.
The situation between China and the U.S. is more and more rocketing - dangerous not only after Pelosi visits Taiwan (August 2nd, 2022). Not only because CSIS predicted open war between China vs Taiwan (plus U.S., Japan) in 2026. Not only 1 balloon spy. Biden shooting down China’s balloon was not absurd.
Biden shot down four other things that turned out to be benign non-Chinese platforms, hobbyist balloons, that’s worthy criticism.
Former senior PLA colonel Zhou Bo said in Munich (Munich Security Conference) week ago, which is extremely significant. He repeated twice: “This is the most dangerous time. From now till [2030], this is the most dangerous time [for a US-China military showdown]”.
I didn't think a meeting seemed likely after Wang Yi's public declaration that the US has been acting hysterically. But I'm glad that the Wang Yi - Blinken meeting (sideline meeting / corridor talk amid Munich Security Conference / MSC) did pan out. Engagement should be more frequent and we need a reliable red telephone protocol / hotline.
Before MSC, Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III reached out to his Chinese counterpart via a special crisis line, aiming for a quick general-to-general talk that could explain things and ease tensions. But Austin's effort on Feb. 4 fell flat, when Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe declined to get on the line, the Pentagon says. If the level minister refused to talk to each other, at least some persons, both from two sides, still (keep) the back channels open. In hopes of staving off disaster. Less than 15 hours ago, DC - Moscow Kremlin (not Beijing) was really critical because President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state of the nation address, where he announced the suspension of Moscow’s participation in the New Start nuclear treaty.
Back again China - Indonesia. Minister Luhut Panjaitan (*Qin Gang today also met Luhut today) thus argued that cooperation with any country could be conducted so long as it brings benefits to the people of Indonesia. Thats why, in the wake prolonged war of Russia - Ukraine, very heated - worrisome situation between China and America, Indonesia (especially Jokowi) very rare: make Biden laugh very big in last June when Biden actually lowest ever rating approval in June 2022 when Biden - Jokowi meet up in the middle of G7 Summit. Also very rare, have a very warm relation with China’s Xi Jinping.
In the past few weeks, an unmanned civilian Chinese airship — and the U.S. handling of the matter — brought new challenges to the relationship between China and the United States, testing the two countries’ ability to properly address an unexpected incident.
The airship, which was used for meteorological research, unintentionally entered U.S. airspace because of the westerlies and its limited self-steering capability. China has made these details available to the United States after earnest verification and in the shortest possible time. We have asked that the situation be handled in a calm, professional and quiet manner. The United States labeled the airship as China’s “spy balloon” of the People’s Liberation Army, and shot it down, though it posed no real security threat. The United States also alleged that China has a high-altitude surveillance balloon program targeting the world, and illegally imposed sanctions on six Chinese companies and institutions.
The overreaction by America — and its moves to heighten the issue — have exacerbated the situation. This isolated incident has caused new wounds in China-U.S. relations.
The bilateral relationship is the world’s most important and complex. Relations between the two nations have never been smooth sailing but have included a process of overcoming problems whenever they occur. Many of the issues between the two countries originate from strategic misperception and misjudgment. The difficulty caused by the airship’s accidental entrance in U.S. airspace is yet another example.
But problems are not to be feared; what matters is good faith and the ability to resolve them.
This bilateral relationship requires a “whole-process” approach and attention to the bigger picture. What, then, is that bigger picture? It is the fact that the two countries have many more common interests than differences; it is the common understanding that a sound and stable China-U.S. relationship is fundamentally good for the two countries and people worldwide.
When the China-U.S. relationship enters a difficult patch, we must show the courage and wisdom to respect facts and return to reason. Sensational and politically driven moves harm everyone. By handling this balloon incident properly, China and the U.S. would prove to their people, and the world, that they can respect each other and act responsibly to manage differences and avoid confrontation.
China stands for more dialogue between the two countries at all levels. This has been an important understanding reached between President Xi Jinping and President Biden at their Bali meeting three months ago.
It falls on both sides to implement it. If we condense the past experiences of our bilateral relations, they point to this: China and the United States both gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation.
We sincerely hope that the United States will work with China and not allow a wandering balloon to lead the bilateral relationship astray. We look forward to concrete steps to prevent the situation from going further down the wrong path, so that the China-U.S. relationship can return to a track of sound and stable development.