Priyandita, Gatravan der Kley, DirkHerscovitch, Benjamin2024-04-30http://hdl.handle.net/1885/317167On average, Indonesians distrust China and many Chinese firms. Yet Huawei and to a lesser extent ZTE have successfully positioned themselves as trusted cybersecurity providers to the Indonesian government and the Indonesian nation. This has been no easy feat given long-held Indonesian animosity toward China. Many Chinese companies have faced protests over concerns they were taking local jobs. Huawei and ZTE have suffered no such fate. Nor has there been a broad coalition of Indonesian voices against using Chinese technology in critical telecommunications infrastructure. In short, Indonesians care a lot more about Chinese cement plants than they do about Huawei involvement in 5G networks.This report was commisioned by Carnegie Endowment for international Peaceapplication/pdfen-AU© 2022 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace20222022-12-25