Han Zheng attends inauguration of new Indonesian president and visits Indonesia

At the invitation of the Indonesian government, President Xi Jinping's special representative and vice president Han Zheng attended the inauguration of the new Indonesian president in Jakarta on October 20, 2024. During his visit to Indonesia from October 19 to 21 October he met the new president Prabowo. Subianto, then President Joko Widodo and new Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka respectively.

When meeting with Prabowo, Han Zheng first conveyed President Xi Jinping's warm congratulations and best wishes to President Prabowo. Han Zheng said President Prabowo's visit to China immediately after his election victory demonstrated his deep affection and friendship towards China as well as his high regard for the development of China-Indonesia relations. During their meeting, Presidents Xi Jinping and Prabowo reached an important joint agreement on consolidating and deepening cooperation between the two countries. In his inaugural speech, President Prabowo outlined a series of important proposals such as food security as well as poverty reduction and eradication, which are entirely consistent with the people-centered development approach proposed by President Xi Jinping. Han Zheng affirmed China's support for President Prabowo and the new government's good exercise of governance, expressing confidence that Indonesia, under the leadership of President Prabowo, will achieve greater progress in national development . China is ready to work with Indonesia to follow the strategic directions of the two heads of state, constantly push the construction of the China-Indonesia community with a shared future to new levels, and contribute to maintaining peace and stability. regional development and promotion of global development. prosperity.

Han Zheng put forward three suggestions for the development of China-Indonesia relations in the next stage. First, strengthen high-level strategic mutual trust and continue to support each other on issues related to each other's core interests and major concerns. Second, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation on all fronts to bring cooperation results to more people. Third, carry out closer international collaboration to promote the development of global governance in a fairer and more reasonable direction.

Prabowo asked Han Zheng to convey his sincere thanks and cordial greetings to President Xi Jinping, and warmly welcomed Vice President Han Zheng as President Xi Jinping's special representative to attend his inauguration in Indonesia. Prabowo said China is a major country with significant influence and a strong cooperation partner for Indonesia. The new Indonesian government attaches great importance to the development of relations with China and will continue President Joko's friendly policy towards China. Indonesia stands ready to further deepen mutual support and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides, strengthen coordination in international and regional affairs, and promote greater development of bilateral relations.

During the meeting with Joko, Han Zheng conveyed President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings and best wishes to President Joko. Han Zheng said the past ten years have seen high-level development of China-Indonesia relations. Presidents Xi Jinping and Joko jointly led the continuous improvement of China-Indonesia relations toward a new era of building a community with a shared future. China is ready to work with Indonesia to continue the fine tradition of bilateral friendship and cooperation, deepen comprehensive strategic coordination, jointly promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and ensure smooth operation of major cooperation projects such as the Jakarta-Bandung agreement. high-speed railway, and continue to write a new chapter of solidarity, cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win results. Han Zheng expressed hope and belief that President Joko, as always, will show attention and support for the development of bilateral relations and continue to contribute to the development of the traditional friendship between the two countries.

Joko asked Han Zheng to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping and expressed thanks for President Xi Jinping's recent phone call with him. Joko said that in recent years, cooperation between Indonesia and China has achieved fruitful results, and the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway is a symbol of friendship between the two countries. He expressed confidence that under the leadership of the new Indonesian government, bilateral relations will constantly reach new levels.

During the meeting with Gibran, Han Zheng congratulated Gibran on his election and being elected to the new position. Han Zheng said China and Indonesia are good neighbors and partners, and the cooperation between the two sides is highly complementary and mutually beneficial, which has brought tangible benefits to the two peoples. China is willing to strengthen the synergy of the two countries' development strategies in light of the political priorities of the new Indonesian government, and continue to deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields, so as to better achieve mutual benefits and results. win-win.

Gibran said the new Indonesian government is willing to work with China to implement the important joint agreements reached by the two heads of state, continue to consolidate the good momentum in the development of bilateral relations, and deepen and substantiate relentless bilateral cooperation to better benefit from it. the two countries and the two peoples.