Indonesia - Continued US Partner or China's Next Debt Diplomacy Victim?

Abstract

Indonesia looking to build and bolster their growing middle class and archaic infrastructure recently agreed to more than $50B USD in China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) PARTNERS (Greece, Djibouti, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) faces ballooning debt repayments. An all too eager China stands ready and willing to negotiate alternative payments option in the form of political support, land purchase, land lease or military basing rights, all of which impact US standing in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 03, 2019
Accession Number
AD1087573

Entities

People

  • Nathan L. Rusin

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Asia
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Diplomacy
  • Economic Analysis
  • Eurasia
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • International Relations
  • International Trade
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • Middle East
  • Military Operations
  • Money
  • Negotiations
  • Pakistan
  • Security
  • Southeast Asia
  • Sri Lanka
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command

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