STORY: Indonesian expert praises China's economic development, green transition
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 17, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:20
LOCATION: Jakarta
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Jakarta
2. SOUNDBITE (English): CHRISTINE SUSANNA TJHIN, Director of Strategic Communication and Research, Gentala Institute, Indonesia

STORYLINE:

An Indonesian expert has expressed confidence in China's economic prospects, citing strong GDP growth, rising consumer spending, and renewed confidence in the property market.

The expert also praised China's efforts to boost tourism through relaxed visa policies and its nationwide green transition, which is transforming multiple sectors.

She emphasized that Indonesia is keen to learn from China's success, especially in sustainable development.

SOUNDBITE (English): CHRISTINE SUSANNA TJHIN, Director of Strategic Communication and Research, Gentala Institute, Indonesia
"I'm quite confident with China's economic development at the moment because of some of the indicators, for example, the most prominent one is definitely the GDP. If we go beyond the GDP numbers, you also see some confidence going into the property market. 
Another indication is of course consumption. The consumption increase has shown some encouraging signs, especially from the retail sales. I think some of the indicators including tourism and the relaxation of visas for certain countries will definitely help people-to-people exchange and also the tourism industry. 
Another encouraging aspect of China's economic prospect is definitely the green transition. This green transition has been happening almost overall on the national level. So this kind of green transition in China has touched upon different types of sectors, which I thought was quite encouraging and we definitely are very interested to learn from China and apply it in Indonesia as well."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jakarta.
(XHTV)