Prabowo: China Becomes An Important Partner Today And The Future

Presiden Prabowo Subianto/DOK via Instagram @presidenrepublicindonesia

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto called China an important friend and partner for Indonesia for now and in the future in a bilateral meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang which took place at the People's Center, Beijing.

"I would like to emphasize once again that we consider China as a very important friend and an important partner not only for now but also for the future," President Prabowo said at the meeting.

The bilateral meeting was one of the agendas for President Prabowo Subianto's state visit to China in addition to meeting with President Xi Jinping and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the China National People's Congress (NPC) Zhao Leji.

"Once again, thank you very much for accepting me and my delegation. As you said that even before I was officially sworn in as president-elect, the President and government of China would kindly accept me with great honor in April this year. This is also very touching for us," said President Prabowo.

"This acceptance shows a close friendship and great respect from China for Indonesia," he said.

"I made my first state visit to China as President of the Republic of Indonesia. I was sworn in on October 20, 2024, not even one month, and I would like to thank the leaders of the People's Republic of China once again for sending the Vice President of China as the Special Envoy for the President of China in my inauguration," said President Prabowo.

This first state visit to China was a message he committed to strengthening friendship and cooperation between Indonesia and China, said President Prabowoyang during his visit to Beijing, accompanied by a number of ministers.