China, Indonesia Firms to Ink $10 Billion of Deals, Prabowo Says
Xi Jinping, left, and Prabowo Subianto attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Nov 9.
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Chinese and Indonesian firms will sign business agreements totaling more than $10 billion on Sunday, President Prabowo Subianto said as he met his counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing during a state visit.
Prabowo, on his first foreign trip since his inauguration last month, said the relationship between China and Indonesia is getting “stronger and stronger,” according to a pool report of Saturday’s welcoming ceremony. Xi said Prabowo’s decision to visit China first is a reflection of the Indonesian leader’s emphasis on developing ties between the two sides.