Indonesia No Closer to Purchase of Chinese Jets, Minister Says

Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, center, in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 31.

Photographer: Dita Alangkara/AFP/Getty Images

Indonesia’s top defense official said the country is no closer to the purchase of Chinese J-10 fighter jets after previously signaling otherwise.

“Not finished — we are window shopping,” Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin told Bloomberg News on the sidelines of a regional security conference in Kuala Lumpur when asked Friday about a possible deal.