Cooperation Amidst Calamity: The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic Between China and Indonesia Resulting in Shared Needs

Abstract

─ Nowadays, the world is experiencing the Covid-19 pandemic. Following the increasing COVID-19 cases and the implementation of social distancing and lockdown policies across countries, new problems have emerged from the international community. The problems arising are copious, ranging from economic problems due to intensifying unemployment rates, increasing people's distrust of the state government, as well as social problems. In June 2020, the World Bank through Global Economic Prospects predicted a decline of 5.2 percent of total world GDP in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, the World Bank estimates that the economies of developed countries will decline by 7 percent. The decline in the economies of developed countries will eventually affect the economies of developing countries, which are predicted to experience a decline of 2.5 percent. In addition to the worsening international conditions due to Covid-19, China and Indonesia are among the countries dealing with the same issue. The purpose of this article is to understand the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic for both countries by using qualitative research methods, finding that the impact of the covid-19 pandemic between the two countries creates shared needs to resolve this issue by carrying out bilateral cooperation that brings mutual benefits.