Indonesia rebuffs China’s Global South trade drive

Beijing’s strategy to boost trade relations with countries in the Global South to diversify away from closing Western markets has taken a hit with Indonesia’s announced intention to impose a 100-200% tariff on China’s labor-intensive goods.Over the past few days, several Indonesian officials have said that the world’s fourth most populous nation is drafting regulations to impose anti-dumping duties and safeguard measures on cheap Chinese products such as textiles, footwear, electronics, ceramics and bags.

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