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Called J&T Alibaba, the new business entity aims to help Indonesian SMEs reach Chinese market more easily

Chinese internet giant Alibaba and Indonesia-based logistics company J&T Express today launched a new partnership in the form of a business entity named J&T Alibaba, DailySocial reported.

With the goal to help Indonesian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reach the Chinese market easily, J&T Alibaba is an official business partner and representative of Alibaba in the Indonesian market.

The service that the company provides ranging from e-commerce business consultation with experts, education on marketing and export strategy, and access to potential buyers globally through the Alibaba network.

“J&T Alibaba has officially been launched as an official business partner of Alibaba in Indonesia, instead of a logistics partner. We are committed to push for Indonesia’s economic development by encouraging SMEs to introduce their products in international market,” said J&T Alibaba Director Oliver Yang.

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The new service will be run based on membership system, and it will help SMEs get their products on the Alibaba platform more easily than before, which obliged them to register directly to Alibaba office in China.

J&T Alibaba is now available in 26 Indonesian cities and the company is targetting to reach 50 cities by this year.

Alibaba has been trying to deepen their reach in the Southeast Asian market, particularly Indonesia.

Starting from acquiring controlling stake in Lazada, the internet giant has also partnered with Indonesian government to create a special channel for Indonesian SMEs to sell their products.

The government had also attempted to woo Alibaba founder Jack Ma into becoming an advisor for its steering committee on e-commerce roadmap, but was beaten by Thailand in the effort.

Alibaba also chose to partner with J&T Express due to its existing wide network in the Indonesian market, with 1,200 points spread across the country.

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