During a phone conversation held on Monday 14 October between president of China, Xi Jinping and Joko Widodo, president of Indonesia, the Chinese leader said that the PRC is willing to work with Indonesia to jointly promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, to ensure the sustainable operation of the Jakarta-Bandung HIgh Speed Railway and to create more highlights of cooperation to better benefit the people of both countries.
During his 10 years as Indonesian president, Widodo has visited China eight times and met with Xi 12 times. These meetings helped the two countries to open a new chapter in ”jointly building a community with a shared future, as well as building a new pattern of all-round strategic cooperation”, Xi said.
Widodo said that over the past decade, he has forged a deep friendship with President Xi, leading to significant achievements in the comprehensive strategic partnership and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
He expressed gratitude to China for contributing to Indonesia’s economic development, noting that the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway has become a model for Belt and Road cooperation between the two sides.
Widodo also expressed confidence that under the leadership of Indonesia’s new government, the Indonesia-China relationship will continue its strong momentum of growth. He will step down on 20 October, being replaced by Prabowo Subianto.
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