A clash involving Chinese and Indonesian workers at a nickel smelter in Indonesia left two people dead and a part of the facility burned down
, showing how tensions have accompanied the expansion of Chinese investment in operations to mine and process the lucrative metal in the Southeast Asian country.
The violence—which broke out Saturday at the facility of PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry, a subsidiary of China’s Jiangsu Delong Nickel Industry Co.—involved the use of pipes and rocks, a police spokesman said. As the confrontation spiraled, workers set fire to mess halls, dozens of rooms and heavy machinery, said the spokesman, Didik Supranoto.
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