China ready to deepen strategic cooperation with Indonesia

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 11, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Indonesia's front-runner presidential candidate and Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto salutes as he delivers his speech after the country's election commission announced last month's presidential election result, in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/ File photo

BEIJING - China views its relations with Indonesia from a strategic and long-term perspective and stands ready to deepen all-round strategic cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation, Chinese state media said on Monday, citing a meeting between leaders of the countries.

President Xi Jinping told Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto that China is willing to maintain close contacts, push the two countries' regional integrated economic corridor projects forward, and continue to deepen maritime cooperation. REUTERS

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