Trump Demands on Mining, China Snarl US-Indonesia Trade Deal (1)

Indonesia is resisting US trade deal demands that it fears would restrain its independence, particularly in critical minerals and energy that risk its relations with China and Russia, according to people familiar with the situation.

Since the US and Indonesia reached a framework in July that set a 19% tariff rate, the Trump administration has pushed Jakarta to agree to terms that would potentially restrain its relationship with China, one of its biggest foreign investors, according to the people, who asked not be identified as the talks aren’t public.

The impasse has sparked frictions with Washington and risks upending that ...