Indonesian Language in Australian Universities: Strategies for a stronger future
Indonesian Language in Australian Universities: Strategies for a stronger future
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澳大利亚大学的印尼语：创造更美好未来的策略
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2012
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David T. Hill
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澳大利亚与印度尼西亚的双边关系可以说是我们最重要的。印度尼西亚拥有约2.4亿人口，是世界第三大民主国家，第四大人口国家，中产阶级迅速扩大，穆斯林社区规模位居世界第一。鉴于澳大利亚毗邻印度尼西亚，而且我们的环境和安全相互依存，与我们北方邻国的健康工作关系对我们现在和未来的国家利益都至关重要。
从某些方面来看，澳大利亚和印度尼西亚之间的关系是牢固的。雅加达拥有澳大利亚最大的大使馆，我们第二大的国防代表和大量的澳大利亚联邦警察。从历史上看，两国之间的贸易额一直不高--2010年为129亿美元--印度尼西亚只是我们的第13大贸易伙伴。然而，这是一种贸易关系，最近显示出活力的迹象。自2006年以来，两国之间的双边贸易平均每年增长9.7%。而且，鉴于印尼保持了可观的实际GDP增长(2010年为6.1%)，澳大利亚和印度尼西亚之间的贸易在未来几年可能会继续加强。国际货币基金组织预计，在2009年至2015年期间，印尼将成为全球18个最大经济体中增长最快的经济体之一，甚至超过巴西、俄罗斯、印度和中国等经济强国。
Australia’s bilateral relationship with Indonesia is arguably our most important. With a population of approximately 240 million, Indonesia is the world’s third largest democracy, fourth most populous nation, and is home to both a rapidly expanding middle class and the largest Muslim community of any country in the world. Given Australia’s proximity to Indonesia and our environmental and security inter-dependence, a healthy working relationship with our northern neighbour is vital to both our present and future national interest.
By some measures the relationship between Australia and Indonesia is strong. Jakarta hosts Australia’s largest embassy, our second largest defence representation and a substantial Australian Federal Police presence. Trade between the two countries has, historically, been modest – $12.9 billion in 2010 – with Indonesia ranking as only our thirteenth largest trading partner. However, it is a trade relationship that has been showing recent signs of vibrancy. Since 2006 two-way trade between the two countries has grown by an average of 9.7 per cent p.a. and, given Indonesia’s maintenance of respectable real GDP growth (6.1 per cent in 2010), trade between Australia and Indonesia is likely to continue to intensify in the years ahead. The International Monetary Fund projects Indonesia will achieve one of the fastest growth rates of the world’s 18 largest economies during 2009-2015, outstripping even the powerhouse economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China.