US tariff policy

Jakarta –

President of the United States (US) Donald Trump Threatening to raise a 10 percent tariff to the countries that support the BRICS Summit in Brazil. Member of the House of Representatives Commission XI Democratic Faction Marwan Cik Asan encouraged all parties to be in the future Prabowo Subianto.

“I believe that in facing global pressure like this, political support for the President’s policy must be a vote,” Marwan told reporters on Monday (7/7/2025).

As a member of the DPR from the government support faction, he views Trump’s threat not only as a test for national export stability, but also geopolitical challenges that require diplomatic accuracy. Marwan said, the position of the US as a strategic trading partner of Indonesia is something that cannot be denied.

Furthermore, Marwan assessed that the potential relocation of orders to competitors such as Vietnam and Bangladesh will come true, and millions of Indonesian workers can be directly affected if Trump actually applies the additional tariff.

On the other hand, Marwan stated that this situation also showed that our export structure was still fragile and too dependent on traditional markets. He also emphasized that support for Prabowo to expand strategic economic cooperation with BRICS member countries.

“In this context, I support the steps of President Prabowo who actively expanded strategic economic cooperation through Indonesian membership in BRICS,” said the Secretary of the Democratic Party DPP Expert Council.

He saw, expanding strategic economic cooperation with BRICS member countries as an effort to build a new balance in the global economic map. According to him, the government has taken an important initial step by submitting a negotiation proposal to the US. However, Indonesia must carry out short-term mitigation strategies and medium-term structural reforms in parallel.

“Export market diversification to non-traditional countries such as India, Brazil, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates is a necessity. The government also needs to provide real protection to labor-intensive industries, with fiscal incentives, financing access, and support for new market opening,” he said.

“The workforce re -training program must be expanded immediately so that layoffs pressure does not turn into a social crisis,” he continued.

Furthermore, Marwan said, this crisis must be a trigger for the acceleration of industry downstream. According to him, it’s time for executive, legislative, business actors, academics, and civil society to unite strength.

“Today’s challenges are actually an opportunity for us to build a more sovereign, competitive, and rest on long -term interests,” he said.

“So, it is not only how we survive Trump’s tariff policy, but how we respond with a strategy that will make Indonesia stronger than before,” concluded Marwan.

Trump’s threat

As is known, in a joint statement released Sunday afternoon local time, BRICS countries reminded that the increase in global tariffs threatens world trade. Although he did not mention Trump explicitly, criticism of the US tariff policy was strong in the final document.

A few hours later, Trump issued a loud statement on the Truth Social platform. “Every country that supports the anti-American policy from BRICS will be charged an additional rate of 10%. There are no exceptions. Thank you for your attention!”

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