China’s High-Speed Rail Disaster in Indonesia — Another “Belt and Road” Trainwreck.
China promised Indonesia a “high-speed miracle.” What Jakarta got instead was a $7 billion debt trap on rails.
In this video, I break down how China’s Jakarta–Bandung bullet train — once hailed as Southeast Asia’s pride — turned into a financial disaster. From empty seats and ballooning costs to hidden political strings, this is the shocking story of how Beijing’s Belt and Road dreams became Indonesia’s economic nightmare.