Analysis: Xi opens Beijing's heavy gates to receive Jokowi

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

Chinese President Xi Jinping appears to have his eye on the diplomatic calendar, specifically the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 15 and 16.