Realistic Approach in Facing the Trade War

Monday, April 14, 2025

A trade war could set Indonesia’s economy ablaze. The government’s strategy feels half-hearted at best.

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UNITED States President Donald Trump has once again beaten the drums of a trade war. But this round is different from the 2018-2019 episode, when Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on Chinese products. For Trump, this time, “every friend is a foe.”

It is not just China that is fuming over Trump's retaliatory tariffs. More than 180 countries have been targeted, including Indonesia. While Indonesia escaped his first wave of tariffs, this ti

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BHIMA YUDHISTIRA ADHINEGARA
Executive Director, Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios)

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