Dr. Asmiati Malik is an assistant professor at Universitas Bakrie Indonesia.
Japan has made no secret of its disappointment at losing a bid to a Chinese contractor to build the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail link.
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Construction site of the high-speed railway that will connect Jakarta to Bandung during the groundbreaking ceremony in Cikalong Wetan in January 2016. © AP
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