Prabowo attended the military parade in China when RI was tense, what was that?

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President
Prabowo Subianto
visit to
China
Attending the military parade after a wave of demonstrations hit Indonesia in a number of regions from August 25 to September 1.
The demonstration began on August 25.At that time, the masses rejected the increase in taxes and the DPR’s allowance.The next day the demonstration continued, then on August 27 Brimob tactical vehicles run over the online motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan in the middle of a demonstration.
The incident made an angry citizen throughout the country.The masses in several regions held a solidarity demonstration for Affan, demanding that the National Police and the DPR be responsible, to call for a thorough investigation.
In the midst of the demonstration, there were unknown people burning a number of public facilities such as bus stops in Jakarta and six buildings in various regions.
The situation is unstable.Prabowo even canceled a visit to the top meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (CSO) which was scheduled for August 31 to September 1 to handle the domestic situation.However, he remained to China to attend a military parade on Wednesday (3/9) night.
What does Prabowo visit to the military parade in China when the country is turbulent?
Researchers who focus on Asia-Pacific from the Indonesia Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) Waffa Kharisma assessed that the visit was a sign of Prabowo approaching China.
“If you want speculation, you can also be seen as a strong signal Prabowo to get closer to the regional/global order of China,” Waffaa said when contacted
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on Thursday (4/9).
Not only that, the stronger relations between the two countries were seen when the leaders of the country took a group photo before watching the military parade.Prabowo is in the front row near Chinese President Xi Jinping.
In the photo, Xi is in the middle.On the right there is North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and left of Russian President Vladimir Putin, next to Putin then Prabowo.
In some cases the position of the head of state when a group photo at diplomatic events affects closeness.
“Yes [because of closeness]. Optics of interest and appreciation. Getting closer to the middle, increasingly valued,” said Waffa.
However, he said it did not rule out the possibility of the position regulated based on the request of the presidential protocol so that the head of state would be in a certain line.
Lecturers in the University of Indonesia’s Strategic and Global Study Study Sya’roni Rofii have a different assessment about the photo with the head of state.
He said Prabowo was in the front row near Xi because China viewed Indonesia as an important partner.
“The provision of the front stage for Indonesia is certainly a signal from the Chinese side that Indonesia is considered important,” said Sya’roni.
Active political strategy
Meanwhile, Lecturer in Southeast Asian Political Studies at Rennes University in France, Daniel Peterson, said Prabowo’s visit as a symbol of Indonesia wanted to show foreign policies that had been held: Active politics.
Since being appointed president, Prabowo has indeed been actively visiting a number of countries to strengthen cooperation and attend the peak meeting of international organizations.
“For Prabowo, Indonesia must improve its status on the international stage,” Daniel told
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.
For Indonesia, China is a very strategic partner because of their investment in Indonesian infrastructure projects.
Indonesia ranks second after Pakistan in terms of infrastructure projects funded by China with a value of US $ 20.3 billion.Until now, there are no signs of efforts to limit the investment of bamboo curtain countries to RI.
Not only playing a role in development, the US-China dispute also became a consideration for Indonesia.The conflict of the two countries cannot be separated from the fuss in Indo-Pacific, especially related to the South China Sea (LCS).
Daniel said the As-China conflict in LCS placed Indonesia in a precarious position.This is, the reason Ri approached China.
“With the three most important key points of the world, the Malacca Strait, Lombok, and Sumba, Indonesia is arguably the most important region geostrategic in Indo-Pacific conflicts,” he said.
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