China and Indonesia aim to strengthen strategic coordination and deepen cooperation in areas including the Belt and Road Initiative, maritime affairs, and defense, according to Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee.

China’s Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Wang Yi, stated that China is ready to cooperate with Indonesia to strengthen all-round strategic coordination, deepening cooperation in politics, economy, culture, and maritime affairs, and jointly promoting the development of the two countries and the region. Wang made the remarks during the Third Meeting of China-Indonesia High-level Dialogue Cooperation Mechanism, co-hosted with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment. Wang noted that the Belt and Road Initiative is in its 10th year and China is willing to work with Indonesia to advance cooperation under this initiative. Furthermore, Wang called on both sides to enhance cooperation in development financing, green economy and grain security, deepen maritime cooperation, and promote bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation. Both countries should also increase defence and law enforcement cooperation and deepen strategic mutual trust and people-to-people friendship, Wang added. Wang furthermore explained that China is ready to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations with Indonesia and encourage the governments, political parties, parliaments, localities, and non-governmental forces of the two countries to play a positive role in enriching and improving the content and forms of inter-civilization dialogue. Luhut stated that Indonesia regards China as an important strategic partner and is willing to work with China to jointly build the Belt and Road with high quality, actively explore the Global Development Initiative and strengthen the sense of community with a shared future.