Prabowo meets Xi on first overseas visit since he was sworn in

China is an important friend and partner, said Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto as he met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Nov 9, on his first overseas stop since he was sworn in on Oct 20.  Asst Prof Dylan Loh from NTU in Singapore, who specialises in Chinese foreign policy, said Mr Prabowo’s visit shows that he sees closer ties with China as helping him to achieve both domestic development goals and the foreign policy aim of raising Jakarta’s profile. “I think China will very much welcome that, given that Indonesia has traditionally been seen as the ‘leader’ of Southeast Asia,” said Prof Loh.

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