INDONESIA: Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Indonesia counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta as part of a two-day visit to boost ties between the two countries

Record ID: 863188

  • Title: INDONESIA: Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Indonesia counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta as part of a two-day visit to boost ties between the two countries
  • Date: 2nd October 2013
  • Summary: JAKARTA, INDONESIA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2013) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE INDONESIAN AND CHINESE FLAGS MOTORCADE CARRYING CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING ARRIVING AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE COMPLEX CAMERA CREWS FILMING XI GREETED BY INDONESIAN PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO WALKING TO WELCOME CEREMONY CAMERA CREWS FILMING
  • Embargoed: 17th October 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Indonesia
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  • Country: Indonesia
  • Topics: General,Economy
  • Reuters ID: LVAC4IINEPFDXD338BMRSD1ZKZN
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  • Story Text: Chinese President Xi Jinping met Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday (October 2) in Jakarta for a two-day visit aimed at boosting ties between the two countries.
    Xi arrived in Jakarta on Wednesday on his first official trip to Southeast Asia's biggest economy and the world's third most populous country.
    Both leaders are set to sign agreements on tapping the huge Indonesian resource sector to help feed the voracious Chinese economy.
    A day before his arrival, China agreed to a currency swap deal for the equivalent of $15 billion, to help Indonesia if its ailing currency comes under any more attacks. It has fallen more than 16 percent this year.
    The urge to improve ties is in sharp contrast with the mid-1960s when Indonesia broke off relations with China, accusing it of backing an abortive coup it blamed on Indonesia's communist party, then the third largest in the world.
    After the visit Xi will attend Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where the South China Sea dispute is likely to be on the agenda.
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