Prabowo Asked To Anticipate The Impact Of Donald Trump's Victory On The Security Of Asia Pacific

Secretary General of the Indonesian Gelora Party and also Chairman of Commission I DPR RI 2010-2016 Mahfuz Sidik. (Documentation of the Gelora Party)

JAKARTA - Chairman of Commission I of the DPR for the 2005-2010 period, Mahfuz Sidik asked Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to anticipate the impact of Donald Trump's victory as President of the United States (US) on the security of the Asia Pacific region.

This needs to be done after Trump is predicted to win a landslide in the US Presidential Election (Pilpres) on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, defeating presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Mahfuz assessed that Indonesia would be directly affected by the bilateral conflict between America and China. Because according to Mahfuz, Trump has a strong desire to weaken China. It's not just a trade war between the US and China or bilateral relations between the two countries.

"If America wants to weaken China, then those who participate in raising China or affiliated with China will also be affected as Indonesia, which is perceived in its investment, is more inclined to China," Mahfuz Sidik said in his statement, Thursday, November 7.

"So it cannot be understood that it is only limited to bilateral conflicts between the two countries between America and China, but there are other conflict patterns that are very likely to be used to weaken China," he continued.

Mahfuz is of the view that tensions in the Asia Pacific region could indicate an increase in its excavation after Donald Trump was elected US President with the emergence of a war 'new hotspot' point in the Asia Pacific region. Therefore, according to him, President Prabowo needs to anticipate this potential.

"We don't want the Asia Pacific region to become a new hotspot, a new battlefield for a superpower. This domestic tension will, of course, make it difficult for Indonesia in the future. Well, this is what we really need to anticipate so that Indonesia does not become a colllateral disaster," he said.

The Secretary-General of the Indonesian People's Wave Party (Gelora) added that Donald Trump's victory in the US Presidential Election also had consequences for resolving conflicts in the Middle East, especially the continuation of Palestinian independence.

Moreover, Muslims in the US, especially ethnic Arabs, have openly voted for Kamala Harris and supported the Palestinian state, while Donald Trump tends to defend Israel.

"We must indeed be able to respond to this situation, by strengthening the pattern of cooperation by not relying on one collaboration, there must be many alternatives. We appreciate President Prabowo has started to make breakthroughs. His diplomatic steps in various forums, hopefully, can accelerate Palestinian independence," he said.