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Indonesia heads to the polls this week to elect a new president.
Several candidates are vying to replace the popular president, Joko Widodo , known as Jokowi .
Indonesia has adopted a “free and active’s foreign policy that forbids the country from entering any military alliances.
But Indonesia has also sought to underline its traditional nonalignment, cultivating ties with many powers.
China is Indonesia ’s largest trading partner but also its second -largest foreign investor.
Indonesia and other ASEAN member states also engage with China through various regional mechanisms facilitated by the regional body of the group.
Indonesia has tried to avoid dependence on a single country.
It also seeks to assert itself as a middle power, capable of convening states, mediating disputes.
Indonesian elites have no interest in aligning with China and the U.S. , writes Frida Ghitis .
Indonesia must not become dependent on any one country but must diversify its external engagements.
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