Recently, according to the Belt and Road big data database of Jichu Tong: CNBC Indonesia - the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) revealed that it will work with China to extend the Jakarta rapid train project to Surabaya. Deputy Minister of BUMN Kartika Wirjoatmodjo explained that China and Indonesia had already reached an agreement on the extension at the time of signing, and a joint research agreement has been signed with China Railway Corporation; the value of the loans and interest that China will provide to the Indonesian government has not yet been disclosed.

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This high-speed rail project will bring revolutionary changes to Indonesia's transportation. Indonesia actually hopes to extend the high-speed rail to Surabaya, the country's second-largest city and the economic center of eastern Java. Surabaya has a population of 3.6 million and is an important industrial, trade, and tourism city in Indonesia. If Jakarta and Surabaya can be connected, a high-speed transportation network covering the major cities of Java Island can be formed, which will greatly boost Indonesia's economic growth and regional integration.