Beijing stands ready to work with Jakarta to address challenges and promote common development, Chinese Premier Li Qiang told Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto over the weekend.
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In talks in Jakarta on Sunday, the second day of his trip to Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, Li said China was willing to “join Indonesia to address risks and challenges, and consolidate cooperation in … politics, economy, people-to-people and cultural exchange, maritime affairs and security”, state news agency Xinhua reported.
The previous evening, the premier told business leaders that China would “unwaveringly expand opening up” and foster a more favourable environment for foreign investment.
He called for deeper engagement between Chinese and Indonesian businesses, urging them to “strengthen industrial integration, uphold free trade, and deliver more outcomes across various sectors”, the Chinese foreign ministry quoted him as saying.
At the event attended by Prabowo and around 200 business representatives from both countries, Li warned of “rising global turbulence, with growing unilateralism, protectionism, and acts of bullying”.
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“We must … seek common ground while shelving differences, live in peace with one another, resolve disputes through dialogue, and pursue win-win cooperation to achieve shared development and prosperity,” he said.
