Featured Image Source: Indonesia Sekretariat Kabinet @setkabgoid via Twitter / BPMI Setpres
The President of Indonesia Joko Widodo visited the United States this week. He met with U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House for a historic U.S. Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Special Summit. During the meeting they discussed their ongoing cooperation and new partnerships to improve the world. The U.S. is investing "$40 million in order to mobilize $2 billion in blended financing for clean energy infrastructure in Southeast Asia," said a White House press release. The U.S. will also help Southeast Asia to expand conservation and reverse deforestation.
Saat dunia seharusnya segera pulih dari pandemi Covid-19, dunia menghadapi masalah perang di Ukraina. Saat dunia membutuhkan kerja sama dan kolaborasi, justru rivalitas dan konfrontasi makin menajam. Saat dunia membutuhkan multilateralisme yang makin kokoh justru unilateralisme. pic.twitter.com/7lpBzqFyML
— Joko Widodo (@jokowi) May 14, 2022
Indonesian President Widodo also had the opportunity to also travel to Brownsville, Boca Chica Beach, Texas, to meet SpaceX founder Elon Musk at the Starbase facility where the aerospace company is developing Starship. According to representatives of the Indonesia government, Widodo and Musk discussed potential investments in the nickel industry for Tesla, which produces batteries for electric vehicles and solar electricity generators.
He shared photos with Musk at the Starbase rocket factory, pictured below. The Chief Engineer gave Widodo an exclusive tour of the Starship development facility. "After a discussion in his office, Elon Musk invited me to visit the location of the SpaceX rocket production facility in Boca Chica, United States," said Widodo, "For an hour we took a close look at the SpaceX rocket factory. I have also invited Elon Musk to come to Indonesia," he captioned a photograph via Twitter.
Tiba di Space X, Presiden @jokowi langsung berdiskusi dengan Elon Musk di Gedung Stargate Space X, Boca Chica, Amerika Serikat, Sabtu (14/05/2022) waktu setempat.#PotretKabinet
— Sekretariat Kabinet (@setkabgoid) May 14, 2022
© BPMI Setpres pic.twitter.com/7hbTBEOmZD
Tiba di Gedung Stargate Space X, Boca Chica, Amerika Serikat, siang tadi, saya langsung bertemu tuan rumah, @ElonMusk.
— Joko Widodo (@jokowi) May 15, 2022
Kami berbicara tentang teknologi dan inovasi. pic.twitter.com/IQgIqmMXs3
Seusai berdiskusi di kantornya, @ElonMusk mengajak saya meninjau lokasi fasilitas produksi roket Space X di Boca Chica, Amerika Serikat. Sejam lamanya kami melihat-lihat dari dekat pabrik roket Space X.
— Joko Widodo (@jokowi) May 15, 2022
Saya juga telah mengundang Elon Musk untuk datang ke Indonesia. pic.twitter.com/U3TKgfwNBW
Dalam kunjungannya ke Space X di Boca Chica, AS, Sabtu (14/05/2022). Presiden @jokowi mengundang Elon Musk untuk datang ke Indonesia.
— Sekretariat Kabinet (@setkabgoid) May 14, 2022
Menjawab undangan tersebut, Elon Musk mengatakan berencana datang ke Indonesia pada bulan November tahun ini.#PotretKabinet
© BPMI Setpres pic.twitter.com/BJLXp2D56R
Featured Image Source: Indonesia Sekretariat Kabinet @setkabgoid via Twitter / BPMI Setpres
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Evelyn Janeidy Arevalo
Evelyn J. Arevalo joined Tesmanian in 2019 to cover news as a Space Journalist and SpaceX Starbase Texas Correspondent. Evelyn is specialized in rocketry and space exploration. The main topics she covers are SpaceX and NASA.
