Prabowo Subianto is kicking off his first foreign tour as Indonesia’s president with a visit to top trading partner China, underscoring Beijing’s importance to south-east Asia’s largest economy.
印度尼西亚总统普拉博沃•苏比延多(Prabowo Subianto)正开启就职后的首次出访，首站是该国最大贸易伙伴中国，突显中国对这个东南亚最大经济体的重要性。
Prabowo, who took office three weeks ago, will visit Beijing from Friday to Sunday and hold talks with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of a five-country trip that will also include the US and UK.
三周前上任的普拉博沃将于周五至周日访问北京，并与中国国家主席习近平举行会谈。此次五国之行还将包括访问美国和英国。
Prabowo has yet to set out his diplomatic priorities or strategy, but has made clear he wants Indonesia to play a more active role in international affairs. China was also his first overseas stop after he won Indonesia’s presidential election in February.
普拉博沃尚未阐述其外交优先事项或战略，但明确表示希望印尼在国际事务中发挥更积极的作用。中国也曾是他今年2月赢得印尼总统选举后出访的第一站。
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, director of the China-Indonesia Desk at the Center of Economic and Law Studies, said Prabowo was being pragmatic in prioritising Beijing.
经济与法律研究中心(CELS)中国-印尼项目主任穆罕默德•佐勒菲卡尔•拉赫马特(Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat)表示，普拉博沃优先访问北京的做法是务实的。