VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

The Indonesian embassy in China held a cultural festival in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China on July 9-11. The event was opened by Indonesian Ambassador to China and Mongolia, Djauhari Oratmangun on Friday (9/7). It was attended by the Indonesian Consul General in Shanghai, Deny W Kurnia and the leaders of the Huibao Group, party leaders, and officials from the City of Suzhou. Besides, it was also attended by the head of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Inacham) in China, Indonesian professionals and business people. This event performed traditional dances and exhibited Indonesian food products. The various other products exhibited at the event are Indonesian companies’ products in China such as Kapal Api, Papatonk, Rusto Tempeh, Yantyty Group, Indofood, Duosus, Caryn Henna Art, Art Coffee.

Besides opening the festival, Ambassador Djauhari and Consul General Deny also participated in inaugurating the 3rd phase of the development of the Emerald City Suzhou (ECS). ECS is a superblock area of malls, shops and hotels. The ambassador also mentioned that the bilateral relationship between Indonesia and China, which has been running for 71 years since 1950, has developed rapidly over the last twenty years. Then, Ambassador Djauhari also explained that on one hand, the rapid development of this strategic partnership has placed China as Indonesia's largest trading partner. On the other hand, Indonesia is China's 4th largest trading partner.

In the investment sector, China has also become the second largest investment partner in Indonesia. This synergy of cooperation is continuously developed by the two countries, both within the framework of China's Belt Road Initiative (BRI) and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum (GMF).