Why Indonesians fight like Avengers for globalization

Dec 4, 2018

Shoppers at a mall in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The world's largest archipelago has had a long and complex relationship with global trade. Image: Reuters/Beawiharta

Peter Vanham

Previously, Deputy Head of Media at World Economic Forum. Executive Editor, Fortune

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President Joko Widodo likened himself to an Avenger fighting for free trade

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago Image: REUTERS/Henning Gloystein - RC198845B670

A Go-Jek driver pays using Go Pay at a Jakarta food festival in October. Image: Reuters/Beawiharta

Shoppers at a Jakarta market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr. Image: Reuters/Agoes Rudianto

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