Wang Yi's Visit to Strengthen Bilateral Ties between China and Indonesia

The visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Indonesia this week is expected to elevate bilateral relations between the two countries to a new level.

IDXChannel - The visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Indonesia this week is expected to elevate bilateral relations between the two countries to a new level.

The foreign minister is scheduled to visit Indonesia, Cambodia, and Papua Guinea from 18-23 April. He met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Thursday (18/4/2024).

"Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea are all situated in the Asia-Pacific. We are all developing countries, and each other’s good friends and partners enjoying mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit, and common development," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said recently

"Under the strategic guidance of head-of-state diplomacy, China’s relations with the three countries have maintained robust momentum of growth," he added.

Through this visit, he continued, China looks forward to implementing the important common understandings reached between President Xi Jinping and the leaders of the three countries, conducting high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, pursuing deeper and more substantive progress in the building of China-Indonesia and China-Cambodia community with a shared future, and injecting new impetus into the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Papua New Guinea. 

"We look to elevating China’s bilateral relations with the three countries to a new level," he stated.

"China stands ready to work with the three countries and other countries in the region to advance solidarity and cooperation, maintain peace and tranquility, and contribute to the regional and global peace, stability and development," he concluded. (WHY)