Indonesia can be as successful as China

Indonesia and China are two countries that have had a good relationship for a long time. However, China and Indonesia are very different. While China is a superior country, Indonesia is still a developing country. Nevertheless, I believe that someday Indonesia can be as successful as China and I have a few reasons to support that.

First of all, Indonesia has many natural resources and I think all of you know about that. The only thing the government should do is preventing other countries from taking advantage of our resources. Instead, Indonesian people can try to invest their money in a foreign company like what Trans Corp. do. They buy half of the Carrefour share and it makes them become the owner of Carrefour in Indonesia.

Second, many Indonesian people are proven genius and good at their fields, for example, Habibie. The only thing the government should do is giving them support and reward for their work. As a result, they can start to invest something that is useful for their country.

Third, Indonesia had such a glorious history that Indonesian people could learn something from it. They can use it as a motivation to make Indonesia become a successful country in the future.

Fourth, Indonesian government has already taken a step to get rid of corruption. Why don't we help the government to strengthen the law in our country? If Indonesia is free from corruption, I think the government can provide more facilities for their citizens and give more helps to the needy since the amount of money corrupt is decreasing.

To conclude, Indonesia can be as successful as China as long as the government and the people can take the right ways.

(Contributed by Iqbal Adnan, HI-3 student at LB-LIA Depok)