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Opinion

Prabowo's China policy dilemma evident in Beijing trip

Next Indonesian leader focused on security but keen for development support

| Indonesia
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, left, meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Apr. 1: Not raising territorial issues could potentially embolden China. (China Daily via Reuters)

Mangantar Simon Hutagalung is a former Indonesian Foreign Ministry official.

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto was all smiles when he met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing last Monday, his first overseas trip since being officially declared president-elect.

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