Abstract:
Bilateral relations is the important factor in order to crate stability of good partnership.
Across the globe, many governments have devised a number of special relationships in
their foreign policy, with neighboring and distant countries, as well as with some
multilateral organizations, as done in Indonesia. Indonesia itself is a big country and rich
in abundant natural resources. The role of the Indonesian government in various ways
that support the development process is an innovation that is desperately needed in this
country. As well as the established of bilateral relations between Indonesia and China, it
is something very important that both parties help each other in all processes which
include in all sectors, such as economic sector. The process includes several activities
which one of them is about Chinese direct investments to Indonesia. Indonesian
government will certainly strengthen the bilateral relations with the Chinese government
following by the visiting President Joko Widodo to Beijing. In a state visited by President
Jokowi which received by the People's Republic of China's President (PRC) Xi Jinping,
the two leaders involved to strengthening cooperation in the energy development field.
Particularly, the President Jokowi invited the Chinese party to increase for the further
flow of direct investment in various fields in Indonesia, where President Joko Widodo
has launched a program to increase the electricity capacity up to 35,000 MW. In
Indonesia itself, especially in rural areas there are still many problems to faced, such as
economic growth, inadequate infrastructure, and also the problem of unstable energy
supply. Without a supply of adequate electricity, the activities of local community will
also be affected. As happened in the Kalimantan island, especially in the East Kalimantan
province, where actually Kalimantan itself is known as abundant producing of natural
resources for energy support. However, the lack of facilities and infrastructure which are
not supporting for the growth of electrical energy supply in rural areas. This create the
polemical for societies and local government because of delaying the activities and
quality of life. Electricity is an essential element for development, with the existence of
adequate electricity will support all the development activities which has been organized
by the government. Under the Joint Statement which was signed and approved by
Indonesia and China, both sides have agreed to establish and strengthen the cooperation
in various fields, such as trade, investment and economic development, indutrial and
infrastructure, maritime, technology and culture. But the main thing is the cooperation in
energy sector development, which is the power plant developing and investment in rural
area, East Kalimantan province.
