https://www.scmp.com/rss/326851/feed Luhut B. Pandjaitan is Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As I prepare for a visit to China this week, it strikes me that countries often have to erase parts of history to create history. I have in mind how Indonesia and China have overcome a legacy of distrust to build a sustainable relationship in what is called the Asian Century. They have become natural partners in Asia. In 1965, an insurrection by Indonesian communists aligned with Beijing led to one of the worst crises of contemporary Indonesian history. Relations with China plummeted; indeed,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2140834/how-indonesia-could-be-bridge-between-china-and-us-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2140834/how-indonesia-could-be-bridge-between-china-and-us-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:15:15 +0000