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Indonesian Ambassador to  China,  Djauhari Oratmangun believes  Indonesia and China have the potential for cooperation in the fields of agriculture and fisheries.  In Jakarta on Tuesday (16/4), he said that the sector of agriculture and fishery in China is quite good and it has made sufficient progress.  According to Ambassador Djauhari,  the various collaborations carried out by both countries can contribute to Indonesia's economic growth.

Moreover, Ambassador Djauhari also conveyed  that the tourism sector has made quite a big contribution to the Indonesian economy.  He  hopes   this will return like  it was before Covid-19.  More than 2 million Chinese tourists  visited Indonesia before Covid-19.  Ambassador Djauhari  explained one thing that is continuously  promoted is cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations -ASEAN and China.  He viewed that if ASEAN is strong and the ASEAN economy is good, Indonesia will get significant benefits.  Ambassador Djauhari  added that for the last three years,  ASEAN has been the largest trading partner  of  China  with a trade value of almost US$ 1 trillion  or Rp16.2 quadrillion.  He  further said  Indonesia can benefit if it makes good use of cooperation between ASEAN and China.

Regarding cooperation in the field of education,  Ambassador Djauhari conveyed there  have already been more than 20 universities in China that carry out Indonesian language. Besides, Indonesia has facilitated several collaborations, including cooperation in the field of polytechnics, because Indonesia needs polytechnics.