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‘Like-minded’: China reaffirms strategic ties with Indonesia
- The presidents of the two countries meet in Chengdu on the eve of the World University Games
- Meeting also takes place as Jakarta prepares to launch the Chinese-built high-speed line to Bandung
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China and Indonesia should advance their strategic partnership, offering each other opportunities for development, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo on Thursday.
Welcoming Widodo to the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu in Sichuan province, Xi said the two countries were “like-minded” and “good partners”.
The two leaders are in Chengdu to attend the opening ceremony of the Fisu World University Games on Friday.
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“On the road to state modernisation and national rejuvenation, our two countries share highly convergent concepts and serve as each other’s development opportunities,” Xi was quoted by the state broadcaster CCTV as saying.
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Presidents Xi and Widodo watch Chinese-built Indonesian bullet train make first trial run
Presidents Xi and Widodo watch Chinese-built Indonesian bullet train make first trial run
Widodo’s visit comes in the countdown to the launch of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, which is expected to be up and running next month, seven years after work started.
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