Development of relations with ASEAN states proved to be an important element of China’s growing regional diplomatic outreach. The opportunities and challenges faced by Beijing’s policy towards this subregion are manifest in its bilateral relations with Indonesia- the largest of ASEAN member and an informal leader of the group. That is why Maciej Maćkowiak’s reflections on historic trajectories of Sino-Indonesian ties and their current state offer interesting insights into Beijing’s wider policy towards South-East Asia
