Riot at Chinese-Funded Nickel Plant in Indonesia Kills Two
Beijing is working with the Indonesian government to ensure the incident will be "properly handled in accordance with the law".
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com \- Two workers including a Chinese national were killed at a nickel smelting plant in Indonesia at the weekend after a riot broke out during a protest over labor conditions, officials said Monday, Jan. 16. The clashes began Saturday evening at the facility on Indonesia's Sulawesi island operated by PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI), a local unit of China's Jiangsu Delong Nickel Industry. The island is a hub for the mineral-rich country's production of the metal, which is used for electric vehicle batteries and stainless steel. A 30-year-old Chinese worker and an Indonesian...