China willing to deepen strategic cooperation with Indonesia, Xi tells Prabowo in Beijing

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BEIJING - Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto met Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 1 to discuss their countries’ growing bilateral economic and strategic ties, in Mr Prabowo’s first overseas trip since he won the presidential election. At the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Mr Xi told Mr Prabowo that China viewed bilateral ties with a long-term perspective, and Beijing was willing to “deepen all-round strategic cooperation with Indonesia”, reported China Central Television. The visit was the top item in its daily evening news bulletin, Xinwen Lianbo, on April 1. Mr Xi cited the China-built Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, which...