Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a major copper and gold mining firm, is trying to polish its relations with the Indonesian government by also trying to get the Leahy and Feingold measures modified or dropped. The business community, which opposes nearly all sanctions, argues that more than self-interest is at stake. It says that with Indonesia's parliament about to pick a new president, students demonstrating, and civilian-military relations tense, it's a bad time to add new pressures. Indonesia is a very important country for business. It's not Burma. . . .
China is all potential.
In Indonesia, people really make a profit. The business stakes are high. The national security stakes are high. The foreign policy stakes are high. The restrictions would limit the funding of global organizations that seek to lobby for policies that permit abortions.