Indonesian president Joko Widodo told Australia's parliament on Monday that...
SYDNEY - Indonesian president Joko Widodo told Australia’s parliament on Monday that he wanted to work with the traditional Pacific power to expand influence in the region in the face of China’s stepped-up efforts to do the same.
Indonesia last year said it would establish diplomatic relations with several Pacific island nations, pursue trade deals with Fiji and Papua New Guinea and create a 3 trillion rupiah fund to provide development aid or disaster relief to smaller countries. Widodo said Indonesia and Australia are both grappling with climate change and natural disasters, giving them common ground with small Pacific nations.
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