China’s Wang Meets Jokowi, Indonesian President-Elect Prabowo

Indonesian Defence Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto (L) and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) pose for a photograph during a visit at the Defence Ministry office in Jakarta on April 18, 2024. Adek BERRY / AFP

China’s top diplomat met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his successor, Prabowo Subianto, on Thursday as Beijing seeks to boost its regional influence.

The meetings come after Prabowo visited Beijing this month where Chinese President Xi Jinping praised relations with Jakarta, laying out a vision for regional peace as tensions rise between Beijing and other Southeast Asian neighbors — including the Philippines over the disputed South China Sea.

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