South China Sea: Litmus Test for Indonesia-China Defense Ties ( chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/south-china-sea-litmus-test-for-indonesia-china-defense-ties/ ) - Report by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
PT Vale Indonesia is the largest Nickel producer in Indonesia. Ownership:Vale Canada Limited-58.73%, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd-20.09%. Surprised you just blindly accepted your guest's assertion that 90% of the nickel mined in Indonesia involved the Chinese. Did you not do any basic research before the interview?
@@teoengchin The figures you're referencing are on the mining side, not the processing side. Chinese companies do, in fact, control 90% of the nickel smelting sector in Indonesia: www.liputan6.com/bisnis/read/5374179/kementerian-esdm-90-persen-smelter-nikel-kerja-sama-dengan-china and katadata.co.id/amp/cek-data/63896f1798730/cek-data-benarkah-90-tambang-nikel-indonesia-dikuasai-cina.
Another shout-out to Eric for facilitating a interesting episode. The south China sea issues, regardless of its history like the 9 dots line was drawn to reflect the situation even before countries like Philippines became independent, may be resolved according to the codes of conduct. A Philippines scholar and diplomat recently indicated in a TV interview, the Philippines ship has stalled in the controversial shoals for over twenty two years without any confrontation, so what happened now?
The "Western" preoccuptation with USA-China-Taiwan is both a testament to the US political control over their mainstream media (but not TikTok) and the limited scope of information used by your associates in their decision making. Your focus on SCS and Indon is welcomed.
