Indonesia searches for ways to balance domestic industries with surging Chinese imports

Open this photo in gallery: Workers sit in their stations at factory belonging to PT Eksonindo Multi Product Industry, a manufacturer of garment and bag products, in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, on July 11, 2024.Achmad Ibrahim/The Associated Press A flood of Chinese products into Indonesia has hit local manufacturers hard, prompting the government to look for ways to placate domestic producers while avoiding angering the country's biggest trading partner. Garment makers - both home-based piece work producers and factories - have appealed for help as they lose market share to low-cost apparel and textiles from China. A surge of…