On October 8, President Prabowo launched 11 downstream industrial projects backed by China, estimated at $10.2 billion, at the Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Central Halmahera, North Maluku. He witnessed the first export shipment of electric vehicle batteries produced by Chinese firms at the park and described foreign partners as 'brothers' of the Indonesian people. On October 13, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ninh said that 'the success of Chinese companies in Indonesia is also Indonesia's success' and expressed confidence that Indonesia would keep protecting the legitimate rights of Chinese firms. Total investment in IWIP has exceeded $20 billion, with another $7 billion planned for expansion, and the zone has created more than 100,000 jobs.
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