Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto emphasized the importance of Indonesia's friendship with China and encouraged future cooperation between the two nations during a business forum on Sunday in Beijing, the Chinese capital.
Speaking at the event, the Indonesian President welcomed Chinese enterprises to invest in Indonesia, highlighting the need for continuous cooperation between Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and China as it reclaims its prominent position on the global stage.
"In Indonesia and Southeast Asia, we feel that we want to be continuously working together in collaboration and in synergy with the rise of China back to its great position in the world. Therefore, the strong participation of Chinese entrepreneurs in Indonesia, I think, is very important," he pointed out.
President Prabowo also noted that the two sides have consistently understood and supported each other, emphasizing that mutual understanding is crucial for prosperity in today's world.
"Only cooperation, that's my belief. Only cooperation, only collaboration can bring understanding. Only understanding can bring peace. Only peace can bring prosperity. Let us work for collaboration, let's work for understanding, let us work for peace, let us work for prosperity for all the people," he said.
A signing ceremony was held at the event to formalize cooperation between Indonesia and China. Business representatives from both countries signed agreements covering green energy, the digital economy, supply chains, biotech, and manufacturing.
The event also sparked a passion for communication among business leaders from both countries.
"In the late 1980s, we entered Indonesia and have since undertaken more than 70 projects with contracts exceeding 10 billion U.S. dollars, bringing Chinese technology, equipment, and standards to the country. Our engagement with the Belt and Road Initiative, particularly in Indonesia, has led to significant progress in the development of industries such as chemicals, energy, and metallurgy in recent years. In line with the national strategies of both China and Indonesia, China National Chemical Engineering Group Co., Ltd has made remarkable progress and noteworthy achievements in its international expansion. Moving forward, we will increase our development efforts in Indonesia. Currently, we have 11 institutions spread across various islands in the country," said Mo Dingge, chairman of the board at China National Chemical Engineering Group Co., Ltd.
Agreements worth over 10 billion U.S. dollars were signed, marking significant progress in joint development initiatives across sectors such as the blue economy, water conservancy, minerals, and other sectors.
Indonesian President calls for strengthened collaboration with China
Indonesian President calls for strengthened collaboration with China
The opening day of the China Pavilion at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan Monday brought together climate experts, policymakers and students to explore how diverse sectors can come together to amplify climate messaging and enhance public participation. The China Pavilion was abuzz with energy and positivity for climate action on the first day of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) held a series of events in collaboration with China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment to promote efforts in addressing climate change, a critical move as global leaders look to empower communities in the transition to a greener future.
"We focus on training and human resources development. So, of course, we are going to participate and observe what kind of agreements and discussions will be done during negotiations. But, simultaneously, our focus will be, okay, decisions are made, discussions are done, but after people return to their country and community, what kind of actions will be taken? And particularly enhancing everyone's capacity to promote climate change – that's going to be our main focus," said Mihoko Kumamoto, director of UNITAR's Division For Prosperity. Speakers at the event on public participation underscored current challenges, but highlighted how individuals, companies or countries can leverage their respective strengths to effectively communicate about climate action. They say change has to be enabled on the individual level in order for society as a whole to make meaningful progress toward collective climate goals.
The Youth Scholar Program was launched on the opening day, with organizers hopeful that young people can learn to collaborate to make the most of available resources and technology and contribute toward sustainable development.
"It's a really major program that collaborates with youth from all over the world. We are projected to have 1,000 students to join this program and we are going to manage them, to arrange them to attend some conferences, [carry out] an academic research program. They can learn from this program and set up their life goal to help us get into a sustainable life," said Lin Guoyu, founder and editor-in-chief of College Daily, a prestigious media platform aiming to help Chinese students overseas. Young students also shared their experiences of climate initiatives as well as their ideas on how action can lead to real change. The one thing all attendees agreed upon is that there is no time to waste.
The China Pavilion will host 10 themed days featuring various side activities during COP29, scheduled to run from Nov. 11 to 22.
COP29 China Pavilion looks to enhance public awareness, youth participation on climate action
