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NHK
25-05-2025
- Business
- NHK
Chinese premier, Indonesian president agree to deepen their countries' ties
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto have agreed to strengthen ties between their two countries. Li is currently visiting Indonesia. He met with Prabowo after attending a welcome ceremony on Sunday. In the meeting Li said the world is facing new uncertainties. He said China is willing to jointly address risks, and promote common development to bring more benefits. Prabowo called Li's visit very significant as it reaffirms their countries' good and close relationship, and said that they will further strengthen their partnership. After the meeting, the two leaders attended the signing of agreements covering various areas of economic cooperation. Li's visit follows Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia last month. China is believed to be aiming to deepen ties with Southeast Asian nations amid continued trade friction with the US administration led by President Donald Trump.
CNA
25-05-2025
- Business
- CNA
Indonesia, China agree to bolster ties ahead of ASEAN summit
JAKARTA: Chinese Premier Li Qiang reaffirmed Beijing's ties with Jakarta on Sunday (May 25) during his visit to Indonesia ahead of a regional summit in Kuala Lumpur. Beijing and Jakarta are key economic allies, with Chinese companies pouring capital into extracting Indonesian natural resources in recent years, particularly in the nickel sector. But the two countries' disputed claims into the strategic waterways of the South China Sea and its nearby territories have weighed on their relationship in recent years. In a meeting with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday, Li said Beijing was keen to further advance cooperation with Southeast Asia's largest economy. "China is willing to work together with Indonesia ... to carry forward our tradition of friendship, and to strengthen solidarity and cooperation," Li said. Prabowo also echoed Indonesia's "close and good" friendship with China. "Indonesia is ready to create a safe and prosperous region. Indonesia is ready to strengthen cooperation with China for us to create a peaceful region, which is safe for all," Prabowo said. The Chinese premier is headed next to Malaysia for an ASEAN summit between members of the 10-country bloc, China and oil-producing countries. Prabowo had visited Beijing last year, during which Chinese President Xi Jinping told him that he hoped for a "new chapter" in bilateral relations. The two countries have in the past sparred verbally over disputed claims in the South China Sea – which China claims almost entirely. Beijing has for years sought to expand its presence in the contested waters, brushing aside an international ruling that its claim has no legal basis. Chinese vessels have occasionally entered Indonesia-claimed areas of the North Natuna Sea at the southern edge of the South China Sea, drawing protests from Jakarta.
Reuters
24-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
China's premier says China and Indonesia will promote 'true multilateralism'
SHANGHAI/JAKARTA, May 24 (Reuters) - China's Premier Li Qiang said on Saturday that China and Indonesia will promote "true multilateralism", the official Xinhua news agency reported, as he landed in Jakarta on a two-day visit to Southeast Asia's largest economy. China has intensified engagement with countries in the region since U.S. President Donald Trump announced hefty import tariffs on its global trading partners earlier this year. Some levies have since been delayed, while China and the U.S. agreed this month to pause some of their tariffs. Jakarta, whose biggest trading partner is China, has offered the U.S. a number of concessions in a bid to soften tariffs against Indonesia. At a business leaders' event later on Saturday, at which Li was present, Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto said relations between Beijing and Jakarta were key for regional stability, adding that Indonesia views China as an important partner in developing industry and technology. He also praised China's role in defending the interests of developing countries and its stand against "imperialism" and "colonialism." Prabowo and Li will hold a meeting on Sunday to discuss how to strengthen Indonesia-China relations, Indonesian investment minister Rosan Roeslani said in a statement. Following the visit to Jakarta, Li will travel to Malaysia to attend the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit, Xinhua reported.
