JAKARTA - China and the United States are important partners for Indonesia, so cooperation with the two countries must be balanced and constructive.
This was said by the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Sugiono, when together with the Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, he conducted a 2+2 Dialogue with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Defense Minister Dong Jun in Beijing, China, Monday.
"Today's meeting was very good historic for the two countries. We are also discussing things that are increasing strategic comprehensive relations for the two countries, improving relations that are beneficial for increasing the prosperity of the people of the two countries," Foreign Minister Sugiono said in a statement to reporters in Beijing Monday, as quoted April 21.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its statement wrote that the issue of the tariff of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, which was in the global spotlight, was also discussed at the meeting.
Foreign Minister Sugiono expressed Indonesia's concern over the impact of the tariff war on the world economy, and emphasized the importance of dialogue to find a common solution, said the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is known that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, has recently announced the imposition of reciprocal rates to various countries, including Indonesia, which was subject to a reciprocal rate of 32 percent.
Last weekend, Foreign Minister Sugiono also discussed this reciprocal tariff with his counterpart, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on a working visit to Washington, quoted from the US State Department website.
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The US and China are known to reply to each other's import rates, since the announcement of President Trump's tariff. Finally, the US imposed an import rate of 145 percent on China, while China imposed a rate of 125 percent on US imports.
"Foreign Minister Sugiono emphasized that China and the United States are important partners for Indonesia's development, therefore cooperation with the two countries must be maintained in a balanced and constructive manner," wrote the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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