Indonesia hopes the Albanese government will double down on supporting South-East Asia’s strategic autonomy amid increased superpower rivalry.
sharper focus on trade and economic ties as Jakarta looks to stay clear of picking sides amid tensions between China and the US and its allies.
“Australia can play an important role in supporting that autonomy vis-a-vis the great powers of the US and China. Canberra should never doubt Indonesia’s principal strategic outlook: we do not want to see either a pax-Americana or a pax-Sinica.” Dr Rizal, who worked extensively on such issues as South-East Asian security, ASEAN, and Indonesia’s defence and foreign policy, said it would be best if the AUKUS pact between Australia, the UK and US was not discussed at the meeting.
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