The Indonesian government has decided to accept China's proposal for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project. Japan, the first to show interest in this project, was passed over.

China was chosen because it was ready to take on the 150-kilometer railway project with no government guarantee. Under the Japanese offer, the government is on the hook for half of the project's value.

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Rini Soemarno said the gov