Special Report: `Made in China' poses as RI's pride - Wed, June 10, 2009

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Ltd, construct the bridge. </p> </p><p> The influx of Chinese flavors in the bridge could not be avoided as under a deal for the bridge financing, China agreed to provide a bigger chunk of the money in exchange for securing most contracts for the construction and for supplying raw material from their companies. </p> </p> <div class="tjp-single__content-ads d-hidden"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-74843-3"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-74843-3"); }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="tjp-single__content-ads m-hidden"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-74843-2"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-74843-2"); }); </script> </div> </div> <p> Negotiated during the administration of president Megawati Soe-karnoputri, the bridge is actually a stepping stone for China to bring in similar project financing and construction schemes into Indonesia. </p> </p><p> This has become even more apparent, after China agreed to actively participate in the financing and construction of Indonesia's ambitious 10,000-megawatt power plant programs, with Chinese companies securing nearly all the contracts for the construction and for supplying raw material. </p> </p><p> While China is taking all the advantage it can from the projects, local companies and government officials will be likely left with a lengthy dispute over which companies will manage and operate the bridge. </p> </p><p> Confusion has marred the selection of the operators and managers as ministers echoed different remarks on the issue. </p> </p><p> State Minister for State Enterprises Sofyan Djalil has said he had formed a new state company to manage and operate the bridge with its executives currently in the selection process by his office. </p> </p> <div class="tjp-single__content-ads d-hidden"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-74843-5"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-74843-5"); }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="tjp-single__content-ads m-hidden"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-74843-4"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-74843-4"); }); </script> </div> </div> <p> He added the new company would also manage the surrounding special business zones, a claim denied by the local administrations, which say they will be in sole charge of managing the areas. </p> </p><p> According to Sofyan, the establishment of the new state company will be set out in the draft of a new government regulation. </p> </p><p> "We will gain long-term benefit from this bridge project. Thus we have to take care of this infrastructure *under the management of a state company* so it will last for hundreds of years," he said. </p> </p><p> The Office of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy also had a hand in stirring up the confusion when it planned to open a bidding process for both local and foreign companies to operate the bridge 18 months after it opens. </p> </p><p> "This is the first toll bridge constructed by the government. Once completed, it will be handed over to the private sector. There will be a tender process for that," Bambang said recently. 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