27-7-2023 (JAKARTA) Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Chengdu, the capital city of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Thursday. Widodo is in China to attend the opening ceremony of the 31st summer edition of the FISU World University Games and to visit the country.
Last year, China and Indonesia opened a new chapter in building a community with a shared future. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Xi said that China is willing to take this occasion as an opportunity to deepen strategic cooperation with Indonesia, set an example for developing countries in pursuing solidarity, cooperation, and boosting common development, and to inject more certainty and positive energy into the region and the world.
Xi expressed his willingness to maintain regular strategic communication with Indonesia, strengthen exchanges of state governance experience, initiate the “2+2” dialogue mechanism for foreign and defense ministers of the two countries, and build high-level strategic mutual trust. He said that major achievements have been made in synergizing the Belt and Road Initiative with Indonesia’s vision of the Global Maritime Fulcrum.
With the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway soon coming into operation, the two sides need to ensure the high standard and high quality of the project, injecting more impetus to Indonesia’s development, said Xi. He added that the two countries need to further the cooperation on comprehensive industrial parks.
China supports Indonesia in developing its new capital and the North Kalimantan Industrial Park and is willing to expand cooperation in areas including new energy vehicles and smart cities and jointly promote industrial digital transformation, Xi said.
Xi also expressed China’s willingness to continue to expand imports of bulk commodities and high-quality agricultural products from Indonesia, deliver on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and strengthen cooperation in fields such as food security, poverty reduction, rural revitalization, vocational education, language education, medicine and health, culture, and tourism.
Widodo said that bilateral relations have made substantial progress since he received Xi in Bali last year. Indonesia firmly upholds the one-China policy and is willing to continue enhancing cooperation with China in areas including investment, marine fisheries, food security, and healthcare.
Indonesia is willing to strengthen its strategic communication with China and jointly safeguard regional peace, stability, development, and prosperity, Widodo said.
