The specter of Chinese investment looms over Indonesia's election

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Economic nationalism and issues of religious identity are at the forefront of Indonesia's upcoming elections as the world's largest Muslim-majority country goes to the polls on Wednesday.

div > div.group > p:first-child"> Incumbent President Joko Widodo, also known as Jokowi, is seeking a second term as he faces off against Prabowo Subianto, a retired army general and ex-son-in-law of the country's former dictatorial President Suharto.

Several of such China-linked initiatives have sparked criticism from public quarters, including a multi-billion high-speed railway between Jakarta and the city of Bandung in Java and local projects like power plants. "This nation doesn't produce anything — it only receives other countries' products," he said, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report.

In particular,"ties with Beijing may be worse under Prabowo than a second-term Jokowi presidency, said Eurasia's Mumford. Another area of interest for election watchers is that Jokowi and Prabowo are facing off in a campaign that has become increasingly focused on religion, according to Supriatma.

 

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