Indonesia joins China-led AI body, signaling potential friction in US-Jakarta technology cooperation

Indonesia has joined the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (Waico), a China-led initiative aimed at expanding its influence in global AI governance and infrastructure. The move highlights Jakarta's strategy to leverage Chinese technological resources, though it risks complicating bilateral security and trade relations with the United States. It remains uncertain whether this membership will trigger specific US export control scrutiny or diplomatic pushback.