Indonesia President Joko Widodo To Visit China

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2022-07-21 HKT 17:44

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  • Joko Widodo met Foreign Minister Wang Yi earlier this month in Jakarta. File photo: AFP

    Joko Widodo met Foreign Minister Wang Yi earlier this month in Jakarta. File photo: AFP

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit China from July 25-26, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday, becoming the first foreign leader in two years to be received individually by Beijing aside from February's Winter Olympics.

Widodo has received an invitation from President Xi Jinping for the trip, Wang Wenbin said at a regular media briefing.

Wang said Widodo would hold meetings with Xi and with Premier Li Keqiang for an exchange of in-depth views.

Indonesia currently holds the G20 presidency and will host this year's summit of G20 leaders in Bali in mid-November.

"When the Indonesian President visits China, he can communicate face-to-face with the Chinese leadership," Wang said.

Aside from the Winter Olympics, Beijing has not hosted any foreign leaders individually since border measures were put in place in 2020 following the outbreak of Covid-19. (Reuters)

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