Wahyu Dwi Anggoro
IDXChannel - Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, Tuesday (17/10/2023).
Jokowi was in China to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and pay a state visit.
According to a media release from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Xi pointed out that Indonesia was the place where he first proposed the idea of jointly building a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. The past ten years have seen the initiative come to fruition.
The Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway is a signature project of China-Indonesia Belt and Road cooperation. China is ready work with Indonesia to summarize the successful experience to ensure high-quality operation of the railway, and cultivate a Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway economic belt.
Xi noted that the two sides need to deepen the integration of industrial and supply chains, and make joint effort to promote construction of the “Regional Comprehensive Economic Corridor” and "Two Countries, Twin Parks".
China supports relevant localities and enterprises in China in participating in the construction of major projects such as Indonesia's new capital and North Kalimantan Industrial Park, and is ready to continue to increase import of high-quality agricultural and fishery products from Indonesia, expand and strengthen cooperation in emerging industries such as digital economy, photovoltaics and new energy vehicles, and actively carry out exchanges and cooperation in the fields of food and agriculture technology, poverty alleviation, medical and health care, education, culture, tourism and youth.
Meanwhile, Jokowi said he fully shares Xi's views on the development of bilateral relations. Indonesia regards China as an important strategic partner for economic development, and looks forward to further strengthening communication and cooperation with China to enhance mutual trust and develop an even closer relationship that will not only benefit the peoples of the two countries, but also contribute to regional peace and prosperity.
Jokowi noted that Indonesia will continue to engage in high-quality cooperation with China on Belt and Road, and welcomes more Chinese enterprises to participate in the construction of Indonesia's new capital and the North Kalimantan Industrial Park, and to help speed up major projects such as “Regional Comprehensive Economic Corridor” and "Two Countries, Twin Parks".
