Merangkai SinoLogika: Bunga Rampai - Christine Susanna Tjhin

Indonesia will not interfere in China’s handling of Uighur Muslims sent to so-called ideological reeducation camps, with officials hopeful that Beijing will uphold the rule of law and human rights. Even as the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, Indonesia and other members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) were careful in addressing the issue of detained Uighur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang province, as they relate to the “common concerns” of radicalism, terrorism and separatism, said Achsanul Habib, the Foreign Ministry’s human rights director. “It is the basic principle of our international policy that the government respects the sovereignty of other countries and will not interfere in their internal affairs,” Achsanul told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday. “Regarding ethnic Uighurs, Indonesia believes the Chinese government will soon settle the issues in accordance with the rule of law, while continuing to uphold the best human rights protection principles for all its...

What is the nature of China's engagement in Southeast Asia?  Is there a willingness on behalf of China to cooperate with the US on certain areas and issues?  Christine Susanna Tjhin explains further in the video here . Christine Susanna Tjhin is senior researcher at the Department of International Relations, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia. She is also the convener of CSIS China Study Group and her research interests include China’s politics and foreign policy, Sino-Indonesian comprehensive strategic partnership, and the role of local governments in bilateral relations.  Prior to joining CSIS, Christine was program officer at the Indonesian Pluralism Institute (IPI) from 2002-2003, during which she focused on pluralism, peace building and civil society empowerment. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in management from Tarumanagara University, Jakarta, and master’s degree in East Asian studies from the Australian National University (AN...