PM Li Qiang's Visit: Government Ready to Strengthen Indonesia-China Economic Relations
Jakarta, VIVA – Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang arrived in Indonesia on Saturday, 24 May 2025. The government immediately signalled its stance on strengthening economic relations.
Li Qiang's visit also marks a new chapter in Indonesia-China diplomatic relations.
Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM, Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, stated that Li Qiang's arrival in Indonesia represents an opportunity to bring significant prospects for the realisation and expansion of Chinese investment in Indonesia.
"Several agreements will also be signed, and for us, particularly myself as Minister of Investment and Downstreaming, we very much welcome this as we have seen that implementation has been progressing well, especially across many sectors, and they have invested not only in Jakarta but in fact more so outside Jakarta," said Rosan Roeslani to reporters on Saturday, 24 May.
Furthermore, Rosan said that the USD 10 billion investment previously agreed upon by both countries is already in the implementation stage. He explained that the focus of Premier Li Qiang's current visit is to open opportunities for new cross-sector projects.
"Actually, on this occasion, the 10 billion has already been put into action. What we have now is more about new initiatives — there are several agreements with the business community, across several sectors, and also with state-owned enterprises (SOEs). So these are new projects, and naturally we at the Ministry of Investment will oversee them to ensure they progress well and in line with expectations," he said.
The Head of BPI Danatara also noted that the areas of cooperation to be explored include transportation, industrial cluster development, mineral downstreaming, and chemicals. The cooperation will also involve synergies between private companies and SOEs.
"There are several areas, including cooperation on carriages and railways, then industrial clusters working together with other business entities and also with SOEs. So it's not just with SOEs but combining all three. Then in the mineral sector, downstream from EV batteries is also included, and there are several others including chemicals," Rosan revealed.
Li Qiang's visit also marks a new chapter in Indonesia-China diplomatic relations.
Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM, Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, stated that Li Qiang's arrival in Indonesia represents an opportunity to bring significant prospects for the realisation and expansion of Chinese investment in Indonesia.
"Several agreements will also be signed, and for us, particularly myself as Minister of Investment and Downstreaming, we very much welcome this as we have seen that implementation has been progressing well, especially across many sectors, and they have invested not only in Jakarta but in fact more so outside Jakarta," said Rosan Roeslani to reporters on Saturday, 24 May.
Furthermore, Rosan said that the USD 10 billion investment previously agreed upon by both countries is already in the implementation stage. He explained that the focus of Premier Li Qiang's current visit is to open opportunities for new cross-sector projects.
"Actually, on this occasion, the 10 billion has already been put into action. What we have now is more about new initiatives — there are several agreements with the business community, across several sectors, and also with state-owned enterprises (SOEs). So these are new projects, and naturally we at the Ministry of Investment will oversee them to ensure they progress well and in line with expectations," he said.
The Head of BPI Danatara also noted that the areas of cooperation to be explored include transportation, industrial cluster development, mineral downstreaming, and chemicals. The cooperation will also involve synergies between private companies and SOEs.
"There are several areas, including cooperation on carriages and railways, then industrial clusters working together with other business entities and also with SOEs. So it's not just with SOEs but combining all three. Then in the mineral sector, downstream from EV batteries is also included, and there are several others including chemicals," Rosan revealed.