Indonesia 1st foreign stop of China’s Xi after securing record 3rd term

ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s President Xi Jinping will travel to Indonesia next week to attend the G-20 summit, his first foreign trip since being proclaimed secretary general of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) for the historic third term last month.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a statement that Xi will attend the 17th G-20 Summit in Bali from November 14 to 17.

Hua stated that the Chinese president will later travel to Thailand to attend the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Bangkok from November 17 to 19.

On the sidelines of the G-20 Summit and the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, Hua said, Xi will hold bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden, Senegalese President Macky Sall, and Argentine President Alberto Fernandez.

Washington announced on Thursday that Biden will meet Xi in Indonesia to discuss a range of regional and global issues, including responsible competition.

​“The leaders will discuss efforts to maintain and deepen lines of communication between the United States and the PRC, responsibly manage competition, and work together where our interests align, especially on transnational challenges that affect the international community,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.

Biden will raise Taiwan and “human rights violations and more broadly, the concerns we and our allies and partners have about China’s harmful economic practices,” she said, adding that they are also expected to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine.