Long before President Trump wielded tariffs as a weapon to punish Indonesia, the country was fighting back a flood of cheap Chinese goods.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States has reached a trade agreement with Indonesia. Getting to that was a grueling process, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto said Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a trade deal with Indonesia, the latest pact in a bid to cement better terms with trading partners and reduce a massive trade deficit, even as the European Union readied retaliatory measures should talks between Washington and its top trading partner fail.