BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially invited Xi Jinping to the G20 summit in Bali this fall on Tuesday, though it’s unclear whether the Chinese leader will attend in person.
The invitation came at a meeting between the two in Beijing, where they discussed issues ranging from industry to maritime cooperation.
“President Xi expressed his appreciation and wished the summit to succeed in each and every one,” China’s state-run CCTV said, without elaborating. The summit is scheduled to be held on Indonesia’s hotel island on November 15 and 16.
Xi has not left China since 2019 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, opting to attend the first events via video. It is also unclear whether he will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Bangkok shortly after the G20 summit. .
The G-20 is considered a valuable organization for China because it includes not only wealthy Western countries, but also the voices of major middle-income countries such as China, India, and Brazil.
State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi have acted as Xi’s representatives in recent years, even as China’s foreign and economic policies, adding its tacit for Russia in the Ukrainian conflict, have jeopardized its relations with the United States. Europe and other countries under serious limitations.
Indonesia and China enjoy sometimes positive relations, Jakarta has expressed fear of China’s invasion of its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, which China claims almost entirely.
Widodo arrived in Beijing on Monday night on the first leg of a holiday that will also take him to Japan and South Korea later this week. A representative from Widodo’s workplace said he described China as Indonesia’s “comprehensive strategic partner. “
“We will have to fill this partnership with cooperation that is favorable for our country and, at the same time, for the region and the world,” Widodo said in the statement.
CCTV said the two leaders discussed cooperation in the fight against the pandemic and pledged to boost industry and investment.
A delayed task to build a high-speed rail line between Indonesia’s capital Jakarta and the city of Bandung will be completed as planned and other iconic tasks will be launched, he said.
They also agreed to push forward the formulas of a new “five-year action plan” for relations that would “enhance the well-being of both peoples and demonstrate a greater duty to maintain regional peace and stability and safeguard global equity and justice. “”the CCTV said.
On maritime issues, he said the parties agreed to communicate and have interaction in cooperation in the fisheries framework to “exploit the prospects of the marine economy. “
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