On March 24, the signed article titled “Upholding Stability, Sharing Opportunities: China's ‘Two Sessions’ Draw a New Blueprint for Openness” by Ambassador Wang Lutong was published in KOMPAS and The Jakarta Post. The full text is as follows:

The world: In Need of Stability More Than Ever

The world is undergoing unprecedented changes unseen in a century, marked by deep adjustments in the global economy and mounting challenges such as climate change, food security, and energy security. Yet, some developed countries, disregarding the overarching tide of global development, frequently wield tariffs as a weapon in an attempt to stifle other nations' progress through trade barriers.

Economic globalization is an unstoppable tide, binding nations in deep interdependence and weaving global supply chains into a seamless whole. Any attempt to artificially fragment markets is but an act of self-sabotage. In these times of sluggish global recovery, the world needs stability, cooperation, and shared prosperity more than ever before.

China: A Pivotal Force for Global Stability

In 2024, amidst a complex and severe landscape marked by rising external pressures and growing domestic challenges, China’s economy sailed forward against the tide, achieving a steady 5% growth. The recently concluded 2025 National “Two Sessions” conveyed a clear and resolute message to the world: China remains on a path of stable progress and unwavering openness.

The government work report set the GDP growth target for 2025 at around 5%, a projection rooted in the overarching assessment that the fundamental trend of China's long-term economic improvement has not and will not change. While the road ahead is not without obstacles—ranging from escalating trade barriers, a more complex and severe external environment, and insufficient domestic effective demand—these challenges are both anticipated and surmountable through steadfast and arduous effort.

China possesses significant institutional advantages, a vast market, a comprehensive industrial system, and a deep reservoir of human capital, and many other favorable conditions. It benefits from long-term strategic vision, scientific policymaking, and an effective governance mechanisms that ensures synergy across all levels. With a broad incremental space for demand upgrading, structural optimization, and growth drivers conversion, China has ample confidence to rise to the challenge and achieve its annual economic and social development goals for the year ahead.

In the face of intensifying global technological competition, China remains committed to its innovation-driven development strategy, not only advancing its own economic transformation but also creating new opportunities for global technological progress and industrial upgrading.

“Future Industries” and “AI+” emerged as key buzzwords at this year’s Two Sessions. Breakthroughs in large-scale AI models, represented by DeepSeek, have significantly lowered the threshold for AI applications; Robotics from Unitree Robotics have breached the technological blockades and high-cost imposed by certain countries; BrainCo’s progress in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology holds the promise of improving countless lives. What’s more, the “Group of Friends for International Cooperation on AI Capacity-building” initiated by China at the United Nations General Assembly, is set to inject fresh momentum into bridging the digital divide.

Looking ahead to 2025, China will continue advancing the “AI+” initiative, infusing robust impetus into economic transformation and upgrading. Through concrete efforts in “Technology Equity”, China aims to ensure that the dividends of AI development are shared globally, fostering a more inclusive and accessible technological future for all.

China and Indonesia: Constructive Pillars Fostering Shared Development

The year 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Indonesia, as well as the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, presenting a significant opportunity for the advancement of bilateral relations. As major developing nations, emerging market economies, and key members of the Global South, both China and Indonesia are deeply aware that peaceful development and mutual benefit are the correct paths to coexist.

Amid the current complex international landscape, the two countries are further strengthening their comprehensive strategic cooperation, forging an even closer comprehensive strategic partnership, and building a China-Indonesia community with a shared future with regional and global impact. This will not only benefit the peoples of both countries but also create a favorable environment for sustained peace and development across Asia.

The ancient Chinese saying “Together in the same boat, we help each other through storms” finds new relevance today—what the international community now needs is “Together on the same planet, we navigate challenges as one.”In the present era, nations are deeply interdependent, their development intricately linked, and the globe is interconnected in a shared destiny. Humanity's fortunes are intertwined, and only by uniting as one on this planet and responding with collective strength can we overcome difficulties and forge a shared future.

China is confident in joining hands with Indonesia and the rest of the world to meet challenges head-on, serving as a “stabilizing anchor” and a “source of momentum” for the world economy, and contributing as a constructive force in promoting global common development.