Widodo to visit China this week for bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping

Jakarta, KOMPAS.com – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to visit China this week.

On Tuesday (July 25, 2023), Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi conveyed the visit of the Head of State to the Bamboo Curtain country to reporters at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta.

Foreign Minister Retno said that Jokowi’s visit to China has three main agendas.

“The president is going to Chengdu. He will be there on July 27 and 28. The main agenda is a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping,” Retnor said.

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Jokowi’s second agenda in China is a meeting with big Chinese businessmen.

Next, the third item on the agenda is to attend the opening ceremony of the Chengdu Summer Universiade at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.

“So (participating in) a week of sporting events, like the Olympics. But, This time the level——This is a world university,” Retnor said.

When asked whether President Joko Widodo will bring a special mission during his visit to China, Retnor still refused to disclose any information. Including when he was asked about his mission to strengthen economic ties between Indonesia and China.

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“Later, if you’re already there. You can’t take the lead. We’ll do it later briefly Every now and then,” he said.

Previously, President Joko Widodo visited China in July 2022.

The visit is a series of visits to the three East Asian countries of China, Japan and South Korea from July 26 to 28, 2022.

At that time, the focus of Jokowi’s visit was to strengthen investment and economic cooperation.

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