Indonesia still eyes BRICS membership despite Trump tariff threat 

FILE - Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono arrives at Kazan International Airport for the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, Oct. 22, 2024. FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Nov. 9, 2024.

Indonesia remains cautiously determined to join BRICS despite a threat from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to double tariffs on members of the Russia- and China-led bloc if it pursues its stated goal of establishing an alternative to the U.S. dollar in international trade.