Long before President Trump wielded tariffs as a weapon to punish Indonesia, the country was fighting back a flood of cheap Chinese goods.

US President Donald Trump said he reached a deal with Indonesia, without providing any specifics of what is included in the accord. “Great deal, for everybody, just made with Indonesia. I dealt directly with with their highly respected President.

Donald Trump said the US had reached a trade deal with Indonesia that would result in goods from the south-east Asian nation to the US being hit with a 19 per cent tariff and Jakarta buying American energy and Boeing jets.