Indonesia presses China for more investment in high-speed railways

FILE - Indonesian President Joko Widodo answers journalists questions during the inauguration of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train named 'Whoosh' at Padalarang station in Padalarang, West Java on Oct. 2, 2023.

One year after the opening of Indonesia's first high-speed railway that connects Jakarta to Bandung, named Whoosh, Indonesia is courting China to invest in an extension of the line eastward to the port city of Surabaya in East Java.