Presidents of Indonesia and China meet to discuss joint projects and regional politics

BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in southwestern China for talks about joint projects that include Indonesia’s development of a new capital. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said the governments of China and Indonesia signed several agreements, including to exchange knowledge and experience for the capital project. Indonesia plans to move its capital from the congested and polluted city of Jakarta on its main island of Java to Nusantara on Borneo island next year. During their meeting in Chengdu on Thursday, Xi and Widodo also discussed investments, cooperation in health, research and technology, and China’s relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.