On March 27, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received China’s Minister of State Security, Chen Yixin, at the State Palace in Jakarta. The meeting, attended by Indonesia’s intelligence chief and senior cabinet officials, was described in familiar diplomatic terms: warm, cooperative, focused on stability. But the substance — and the context — suggest a more layered […]
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