Indonesia has become the latest election battleground for Beijing’s soaring economic clout, as the opposition warns pro-China policies are saddling the mineral-rich archipelago with bad debt as it is sold off piecemeal to foreign interests.

Jakarta - Tens of millions voted Wednesday in local elections seen as a gauge of Indonesian President Joko Widodo's re-election prospects, with free food, football stars and fancy dress on offer to lure electors.