Why Chinese Investors Are Pouring into Indonesia
In recent years, Chinese investors have indeed significantly increased their investment activities in Indonesia, driven primarily by multiple strategic and economic factors:
### Core Driving Factors
1. **Resource and Industry Chain Layout**
- **Nickel Ore Dominance**: Indonesia accounts for 22% of global nickel ore reserves (according to USGS data), and Chinese stainless steel/battery companies (like Tsingshan and CATL) have invested over $15 billion in nickel smelting industrial parks (such as Morowali Industrial Park) in the past five years to avoid export restrictions.
- **Supply Chain Restructuring**: Chinese companies build an integrated chain from 'laterite nickel ore - nickel iron - stainless steel' through the **Indonesia-China Comprehensive Industrial Park** (such as Weda Bay Industrial Park), reducing tariff costs by over 30%.
