Indonesia’s presidential election has high stakes for US and China

A street vendor pulls his cart past an election banner introducing presidential candidates, from left, Anies Baswedan and his running mate Muhaimin Iskandar, Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and Ganjar Pranowo and his running mate Mahfud MD, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. When millions of Indonesians pick their new president in one of the world’s biggest elections on Feb. 14, the United States and China would be closely watching who will next lead a key Asian battleground coveted for its huge market, nickel and voice. (AP…