JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo broke ground Thursday on the country’s first ever bullet train line, heralding the project as a symbol of “major cooperation” with China.

The controversial $5.6 billion project sparked a fierce bidding war between China and Japan as the two Asian powerhouses jostle to build key infrastructure projects in Indonesia and the wider region.

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