这一强烈反对发生在总统 Prabowo Subianto 的政府因民粹主义福利政策和资源国家主义而面临投资者抵制之际，其中包括一个负责监管煤炭、棕榈油和镍出口的新国有机构。尽管来自中国大陆和香港的外商直接投资在去年达到 181 亿美元（USD 18.1bn），并在 2026 年第一季度达到 49 亿美元（USD 4.9bn），但采矿配额削减以及因环境执法而进行的任意土地没收已迫使数家中国加工设施减少生产。
虽然印尼中国商会抱怨过度严格的监管损害了长期投资信心，但印尼能源部长 Bahlil Lahadalia 强调，在企业生存的同时，印尼也需要赚取收入。此外，财政部长 Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa 通过指控中国公司参与了未具体说明的非法活动来为国家的行动进行辩护，并表示只要他们合法运营，政府就不会干预。
China has warned that 50 billion dollars (USD 50bn) of investments in Indonesia are at risk due to recent regulatory changes disrupting the nickel industry, where Jakarta controls over two-thirds of the refined global supply. The Chinese embassy stated that a near-200 percent increase in production costs for EV battery-grade nickel threatens the viability of nearly all such projects, potentially affecting 30 billion dollars (USD 30bn) in existing and 20 billion dollars (USD 20bn) in planned investments, while reducing annual exports by approximately 23 billion dollars (USD 23bn) and impacting 400,000 jobs.
This outcry comes as President Prabowo Subianto’s government faces investor backlash over populist welfare policies and resource nationalism, including a new state-owned agency to oversee exports of coal, palm oil, and nickel. Despite foreign direct investment from mainland China and Hong Kong reaching 18.1 billion dollars (USD 18.1bn) last year and 4.9 billion dollars (USD 4.9bn) in the first quarter of 2026, mining quota cuts and arbitrary land confiscations for environmental enforcement have forced several Chinese processing facilities to reduce production.
While the China Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia complained of excessively stringent regulation undermining long-term investment confidence, Indonesian energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia emphasized the nation's need to earn income alongside business survival. Furthermore, finance minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa defended the state's actions by alleging that Chinese companies were involved in unspecified illegal activities, stating that the government would only intervene if laws were violated.