Merangkai SinoLogika: Bunga Rampai - Christine Susanna Tjhin

China is investing billions of dollars in trophy development projects across Asia, including Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara, as part of its campaign for greater influence in the contested region. As Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure funding program enters its second decade, the focus has shifted to East Asia. “China’s influence has been grown significantly in the region because the money’s been there,” said Christine Susanna Tjhin, director of strategic research at the Gentala Institute in Jakarta. “The whole idea of the BRI was to fill in the development gap that’s long been neglected by most Western investors, with funding for basic infrastructure that Asian nations very much need,” Ms. Tjhin said. “The United States has been very active with a narrative to counter the BRI – it started with the Build Back Better program – but many countries in this region doubt there will be any serious improvement in financial support or co-operation,” she added. Link:  http

据《澳大利亚金融评论报》网站3月26日报道，中国正在包括印尼新首都努山塔拉在内的亚洲各地开发项目投资数十亿美元，这是中国争取更大影响力行动的一部分。 根据上海复旦大学泛海国际金融学院绿色金融研究中心的一份分析报告，随着北京的“一带一路”倡议基础设施融资项目进入第二个十年，中国的重点已经转向东南亚地区。 报道称，中国对东南亚和太平洋国家的更加关注，正值华盛顿为遏制中国的崛起而出台其跨越“印度洋-太平洋地区”的“综合威慑”战略之际。但分析人士表示，华盛顿的战略缺乏对经济发展的支持。 报道称，印尼雅加达根塔拉研究所战略研究部主任陈姝伶认为：“因为钱已经投到那里了，中国在该地区的影响力已经显著增加。” 陈姝伶博士说：“‘一带一路’倡议的整个构想是要填补长期以来多数西方投资者所忽视的发展空白，为亚洲国家亟须的基础设施提供资金。” 陈姝伶还说：“美国一直非常积极地用一种说法来对抗‘一带一路’倡议——从‘重建更好世界’计划开始，但这个地区的许多国家对（西方）在金融支持或合作方面真会有所改善表示怀疑。” 报道称，绿色金融研究中心的分析显示，2022年参与“一带一路”倡议的东南亚沿线国家得到的中国投资同比增长了151%，建设项目增长76%。 中国建筑工程总公司的一家子公司就是仅有的两家致力于在东加里曼丹省建设印尼新首都的外国公司之一。根据绿色金融研究中心的分析，中国建筑工程总公司占“一带一路”倡议全球建设业务的9.3%。 中国电力建设集团参与了在印尼北加里曼丹省的一个拟议中的水电项目。据信，宁德时代新能源科技股份有限公司也致力于在北加里曼丹省建设新的工业园区，不锈钢巨头青山控股集团也确定参与该园区的建设。 报道称，东盟十国与中国今年已在就2010年生效的自由贸易协议的更新问题进行谈判。

Channel News Asia's Insider Program covers the progress of Japan’s Indo-Pacific Plan. Geopolitical competition is heating up in the Indo-Pacific Region. Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Plan (FOIP) is investing in infrastructure to alleviate the economic bottlenecks in ASEAN countries. In Indonesia, it’s building the country’s first MRT project. In Vietnam, it has invested in a network of roads, rail, ports and energy infrastructure. And in the Philippines, it's investing in a flood mitigation project. With rising geopolitical tensions between the US and China, has Japan created enough political clout in the region? Despite being the front-runner in the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Train project, Japan failed to secure the project. Christine Susanna Tjhin, Director of Strategic Research at the Gentala Institute, explains the competition between China and Japan during the negotiation. Indonesian government’s quick decision to choose China actually surprised the Chinese authori