West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan met with Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Wang Lutong at the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta on Nov. 11, 2025. The meeting discussed cooperation in various fields and potential Chinese investment in West Papua. Mandacan was accompanied at the meeting by, among others, West Papua Regional Secretariat Development Administration Bureau Head Onasius P. Matani, West Papua Environmental Office Head Reymond R.H. Yap, and West Papua Liaison Agency Head Erix I.W. Ayatanoy.

Around 25,000 guests from across Papua packed Wasior District, Wondama Bay Regency, West Papua Province ahead of the 100 year anniversary the Dominee Izaak Samuel Kijne Mission, also acknowledged as a celebration for indigenous Papuan modernity, on Oct. 25, 2025.

The Chinese government and the West Papua Provincial Government held a strategic meeting to strengthen cooperation in research, science, technology, and sustainable natural resource management.

The West Papua Province Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) recorded realized investments to West Papua reaching nearly Rp13.04 trillion. West Papua DPMPTSP Head Godlief Aponno stated in Manokwari Regency, West Papua on July 8, 2025, that foreign investments significantly contributed to the province's overall investment performance.

Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia stated that the construction of a blue ammonia plant in Bintuni Bay Regency, West Papua Province, will begin in 2026. Blue ammonia, produced from natural gas (natgas), is produced to optimize carbon emission reductions, support the energy transition, address clean energy needs, and increase regional revenue.

Fakfak Regent Samaun Dahlan brought investors from South Korea to realize the Fakfak Agroindustry Project. He explained on May 20, 2025, that the 50,000 hectare (ha) initiative in Fakfak Regency, West Papua Province is targeted to host corn, sugar cane, and oil palm plantations.

Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia state that the National Strategic Project (PSN) in the Ubadari Block within Fakfak Regency, West Papua Province, namely the Tangguh Ubadari Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage [CCUS], and Compression (UCC) project, is planned to be constructed by BP Indonesia in 2025.