The new leader of Indonesia visits China, pledging strong connections

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto visited Beijing on Monday on his first foreign trip since his election, and was quoted by Chinese state media as telling President Xi Jinping he aimed to continue the close ties under predecessor, Joko Widodo.

Prabowo “fully supports the development of closer Indonesia-China relations and wishes to continue President Joko’s policy of friendship with China,” China’s CCTV quoted Prabowo as saying.

The new Indonesian government will promote the alignment of development strategies between the two countries and push for more results in cooperation in fields such as the economy, trade and poverty alleviation, he said.