Economy focus of Prabowo's two-week tour that includes China and U.S.

Indonesian leader seeks to raise international profile at APEC and G20 summits

20241108 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, left, this weekend will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the second time this year. (China Daily via Reuters)

ERWIDA MAULIA and BOBBY NUGROHO, Nikkei staff writers

November 8, 2024 11:25 JST

Updated on November 8, 2024 14:21 JST

TOKYO/JAKARTA -- Prabowo Subianto left for Beijing on Friday, the first leg of his maiden foreign tour as Indonesian president that might include a meeting with Donald Trump.

The former defense minister, who is slated to visit China, the U.S., Peru, Brazil and the U.K. through Nov. 24, stressed the importance of the trip that comes only three weeks after he assumed the leadership of Southeast Asia's largest economy.