President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday afternoon.
A 21-gun salute was fired on the occasion.
The military band played the national anthems of Indonesia and China.
Prabowo, accompanied by Xi, reviewed the guard of honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The two heads of state then returned to the reviewing stand to watch the march-past.
Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, was among the Chinese officials attending the welcome ceremony.
Prabowo's entourage includes Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono, and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia, among others.
Prabowo is on a state visit to China from Friday to Sunday, at the invitation of Xi.
Xi holds welcome ceremony for Indonesian president
Xi holds welcome ceremony for Indonesian president
Xi holds welcome ceremony for Indonesian president
A new direct passenger flight route from Ningbo City of east China's Zhejiang Province to Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh opened on Wednesday, which also marked the first international flight out of the city's airport in 2025.
The new flight departs from the Ningbo Lishe International Airport at 13:30 and takes just under four and a half hours to reach the Cambodian capital. Operated by Cambodian airlines, it is scheduled to fly every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with the return flight departing Phnom Penh at 07:40 local time on the same days.
The direct route provides an important travel option for tourists, especially those from Ningbo and the surrounding areas. Pang Cuili, a Ningbo resident who had to transit in Shanghai for a midnight arrival in Phnom Penh, said the new service now offers much greater convenience.
"We'll fly at 13:30 and arrive at around 16:50. It’s very convenient [timing] for us to check into the hotel after arriving," she said.
As the capital and largest city of Cambodia, Phnom Penh has long been an important international aviation hub in Southeast Asia, with the new route giving a further boost to the economic and cultural exchanges between Ningbo and ASEAN countries.
"Today marks the first flight of Ningbo Airport's regular direct passenger service to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The opening of this route is also an important move for the airport to help implement the Belt and Road Initiative, enriching international passenger transport routes, and further speeding up the recovery of the international market," said Chen Qiaoyu, manager of the Market Development Department at the Ningbo Lishe International Airport.
As Cambodia Airlines' first route out of Ningbo Airport, the new service also signals the airline's broader plans to connect various parts of China with Cambodia in the coming year.
Ningbo airport launches first direct flight to Phnom Penh
