Jakarta, April 9 -- Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia is seeking to anticipate the impact of a brewing trade war between the United States (US) and China by strengthening downstreaming to preserve national economic resilience.

"Our competitive advantage lies in raw materials. Thus, downstreaming is one of the solutions," he told the press in Jakarta on Wednesday.

According to the minister, behind the challenges of the trade war, there are business opportunities that can be leveraged.

He said that the trade war could strengthen Indonesia internally, therefore, the government is taking comprehensive steps to create added value to the abundant raw materials in the country.

He further informed that President Prabowo S...