The state go to of the 73-year-old former common will happen from Friday to Sunday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying mentioned in a press release.
Beijing mentioned the go to will goal to “push China-Indonesia relations… to a brand new degree.”
“China is able to work with Indonesia to view this go to as a chance to consolidate mutual political belief at a excessive degree,” the Foreign Ministry’s Mao Ning mentioned at a daily briefing.
Xi will maintain a welcoming ceremony for the Indonesian chief and the 2 will maintain talks, he mentioned.
Prabowo can even meet Premier Li Qiang and quantity three official Zhao Leji, Mao added.
Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Roy Soemirat confirmed the go to to AFP.
Prabowo was sworn in on October 20, pledging to remain true to Jakarta’s historically non-aligned overseas coverage whereas making the world’s fourth-most populous nation extra lively overseas.
Beijing and Jakarta are key financial allies, however the world’s largest archipelago is attempting to dam overseas vessels from fishing in its waters, arguing it prices the economic system billions of {dollars} yearly.
Last month, Indonesia kicked a Chinese coast guard ship out of disputed waters of the South China Sea thrice.
Chinese ships have sometimes entered Indonesian-claimed areas of the northern Natuna Sea, on the southern finish of the South China Sea, prompting protests from Jakarta.
