Jokowi asks China to help build new capital's transport system

JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday in Jakarta in an effort to strengthen ties with China ahead of the handover to his successor in October.

According to Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, who briefed the media on the meeting, Widodo requested China's cooperation in range of areas, including developing the country's new capital, Nusantara, especially its transportation system, and for investment in the petrochemical sector in North Kalimantan.