Indonesia’s MSMEs are selling—and selling out—to Chinese goods

Across Indonesia’s sprawling archipelago, from the markets of Surabaya to the online storefronts of Jakarta, a quiet transformation is reshaping Southeast Asia’s largest economy. The country’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises—MSMEs, which employ nearly all Indonesian workers—are increasingly abandoning production and reinventing themselves as sellers of Chinese goods. This is not simply globalization at work. […] The post Indonesia’s MSMEs are selling—and selling out—to Chinese goods appeared first on Asia Times .