To Indonesia: From China, with love<\/p>\n
Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Ge Jianhua, general manager of Rizhao The East Industrial and
\nTrading Co., Ltd., has come from Shandong province in China to
\noffer his company's products to the Indonesian market. He
\nenthusiastically presents a range of agricultural products, such
\nas peanuts, chilies, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower and watermelon
\nseeds to potential Indonesian buyers.<\/p>\n
Ge is one of the exhibitors participating in the Jakarta
\nInternational China Expo 2003 at Hall A of the Jakarta Fairground
\nin Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, from Thursday to Sunday.<\/p>\n
Johanna Sri Ambarwati, president director of Trinita Dynamics,
\nwho is organizing the exhibition in conjunction with the
\nIndonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), told The
\nJakarta Post on Friday that 3,000 visitors had already visited
\nthe expo by its second day. \"We expect at least 5,000 visitors by
\nthe end of the expo,\" she said.<\/p>\n
There are 180 exhibitors at the expo, with almost as many
\nbusinesses from both China and Indonesia participating. Johanna
\nsaid the Chinese exhibitors were from the three provinces of
\nXinjiang, Dalian and Shandong.<\/p>\n
\"We plan to have such an exhibition twice a year. The next one
\nwill be in September, with more Chinese exhibitors,\" she said,
\nmentioning the provinces of Beijing, Guangdong and Shenzhen as
\nfuture participants.<\/p>\n
Liliani Tjandra from the Indonesia-China Business Council
\n(ICBC), established in June 2002, said that there were about 70
\nbusinessmen from China in Indonesia currently.<\/p>\n
She was optimistic that Sino-Indonesian business relations
\nwould improve quickly, and added that a Chinese government
\nofficial had urged its citizens to broaden their business
\nrelations with Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\"I am optimistic that the Indonesian market still has
\npotential. The population is very large and demand is also very
\nhigh,\" said Ge.<\/p>\n
He said that he planned to open a representative office soon
\nin Jakarta. \"I expect that I can establish one here, at the
\nlatest in May. It should be before October, because October is
\nharvest time and we have to get ready before that,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Dwi Retno Hapsari from Swansarindo Mandiri Sentosa, an
\nIndonesian furniture and handicraft exporter, said that she was
\nwilling to enter the Chinese market.<\/p>\n
\"We usually export to Spain and the U.S., and are now looking
\nto expand our market,\" she said. Her company makes furniture
\nusing rattan, teakwood and water hyacinth, or eceng gondok.<\/p>\n
Most exhibitors from China offer petroleum, agricultural and
\nautomotive products. People can easily find made-in-China
\nbathroom appliances like bathtubs and wash sinks, and other
\nproducts such as motorcycles, automotive spare parts, canned
\nfoods, and much, much more.<\/p>\n
Most Indonesian exhibitors offer garments and Indonesian
\ntraditional drinks, but visitors can also find other goods at the
\nexpo, such as handicrafts, cooking appliances and dining sets.<\/p>\n
The exhibitors from China mostly speak Mandarin and a little
\nEnglish, and some had Indonesian-speaking promotion officers. Ge
\nseemed unfamiliar with Indonesia and the same might be expected
\nof other Chinese businessmen.<\/p>\n
It should be the Indonesian government's responsibility to
\nfamiliarize businessmen in China with not only with how business
\nis conducted in Indonesia but also with local customs and
\ntraditions.<\/p>",
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