Can China and Indonesia’s strong financial ties withstand ‘resource nationalism’?
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The article examines the financial ties between China and Indonesia, focusing on Tsingshan Group's strategic investment in Indonesian nickel since 2009. Tsingshan capitalized on Indonesia's vast nickel reserves to become a major player in the metal's supply chain, particularly for stainless steel and batteries. The analysis raises questions about whether these ties can withstand potential 'resource nationalism' in Indonesia. This matters because nickel is critical for clean energy technologies, and any disruption could impact global supply chains.
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The article examines the financial ties between China and Indonesia, focusing on Tsingshan Group's strategic investment in Indonesian nickel since 2009. Tsingshan capitalized on Indonesia's vast nickel reserves to become a major player in the metal's supply chain, particularly for stainless steel and batteries. The analysis raises questions about whether these ties can withstand potential 'resource nationalism' in Indonesia. This matters because nickel is critical for clean energy technologies,...
China's economy was expanding rapidly in 2009
Nickel is a vital industrial metal used in stainless steel production and increasingly in advanced batteries.
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Tsingshan Group's bet proved lucrative.
Opinion- China's firm made a quiet bet in Indonesia
- Indonesia is a key supplier of nickel to China
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Loaded language removedBack in 2009, when China’s economy was expanding at about twice today’s pace, a little-known private firm made a quiet bet on uncharted territory: Indonesia. The company was on a quest: to secure nickel, a vital industrial metal used in stainless steel production and, increasingly, to power advanced batteries. That bet proved lucrative.
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Tsingshan Group's bet proved lucrative.
OpinionIn 2009, China's economy was expanding at about twice today's pace.
South China Morning PostA little-known private firm, Tsingshan Group, made a quiet bet on Indonesia in 2009.
South China Morning PostTsingshan Group's bet was to secure nickel.
South China Morning PostIndonesia has the world's largest nickel reserves.
South China Morning PostTsingshan Group leveraged Indonesia's nickel reserves and secured greater control over upstream supplies, growing into a major company.
South China Morning PostNickel is a vital industrial metal used in stainless steel production and increasingly in advanced batteries.
South China Morning Post