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Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto said he wants to "further strengthen" <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/japan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">relations with Japan</a> as he met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday on the heels of a visit to China.Subianto, who's currently defense minister, told Kishida that the two countries are longtime friends who have built a cooperative relationship, and that he hoped to further strengthen the relationship.Japan has been seeking closer ties with Southeast Asian countries, especially in maritime security and defense, in the face of China's increasingly assertive military presence.Subianto, who will succeed Joko Widodo in October, chose Beijing for his first official overseas trip after his February election victory in a bid to emphasize steady ties with China amid rising tensions in the South China Sea, where <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-warned-as-philippine-president-proposes-countermeasures-against-beijings-aggression">China and the Philippines</a> have had repeated high-seas confrontations. In his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Subianto pledged a continued friendly policy toward China.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/taiwan-major-line-defense-global-war-china-critical-us-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TAIWAN STANDS AS MAJOR LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST GLOBAL WAR WITH CHINA, CRITICAL FOR US SECURITY</a>China is Indonesia’s largest trading partner, with Beijing investing in major infrastructure projects, and Indonesia has maintained a relatively neutral stance amid rising tensions between China and the Philippines over rival territorial claims in the South China Sea.Kishida welcomed Subianto's early visit to Tokyo, telling his future counterpart that the two countries are longtime friends that share basic values and principles, and that Japan hoped to further strengthen cooperation in regional and global issues as "comprehensive and strategic partners."Kishida said Japan hopes to contribute to Indonesia's development in areas including infrastructure and energy, while stepping up cooperation in security and defense.Kishida's meeting with Subianto comes just a week before the Japanese leader will travel to Washington for a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, and three-way talks that will also include Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at which the leaders are expected to discuss further reinforcing security ties.Later Wednesday, Subianto held talks with Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara. The two ministers vowed to enhance defense cooperation, the Japanese Defense Ministry said in a statement.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/indonesian-president-elect-subianto-visits-china-bid-strengthen-ties" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Japan and Indonesia</a> are expanding joint exercises in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as capacity building and educational programs, Kihara told reporters after the talks."I'm determined to strengthen cooperation between our two maritime nations to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law," he said.

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title: Indonesian president-elect meets with Japan's prime minister, commits to strengthening
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content: Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto said he wants to "further
 strengthen" <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/japan"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">relations with Japan</a> as he met with Japanese
 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday on the heels of a visit to China.Subianto,
 who's currently defense minister, told Kishida that the two countries are longtime
 friends who have built a cooperative relationship, and that he hoped to further
 strengthen the relationship.Japan has been seeking closer ties with Southeast
 Asian countries, especially in maritime security and defense, in the face of China's
 increasingly assertive military presence.Subianto, who will succeed Joko
 Widodo in October, chose Beijing for his first official overseas trip after his
 February election victory in a bid to emphasize steady ties with China amid rising
 tensions in the South China Sea, where <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-warned-as-philippine-president-proposes-countermeasures-against-beijings-aggression">China
 and the Philippines</a> have had repeated high-seas confrontations. In his meeting
 with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Subianto pledged a continued friendly policy
 toward China.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/taiwan-major-line-defense-global-war-china-critical-us-security"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">TAIWAN STANDS AS MAJOR LINE OF DEFENSE
 AGAINST GLOBAL WAR WITH CHINA, CRITICAL FOR US SECURITY</a>China
 is Indonesia’s largest trading partner, with Beijing investing in major infrastructure
 projects, and Indonesia has maintained a relatively neutral stance amid rising tensions
 between China and the Philippines over rival territorial claims in the South China
 Sea.Kishida welcomed Subianto's early visit to Tokyo, telling his future
 counterpart that the two countries are longtime friends that share basic values
 and principles, and that Japan hoped to further strengthen cooperation in regional
 and global issues as "comprehensive and strategic partners."Kishida said
 Japan hopes to contribute to Indonesia's development in areas including infrastructure
 and energy, while stepping up cooperation in security and defense.Kishida's
 meeting with Subianto comes just a week before the Japanese leader will travel to
 Washington for a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, and three-way talks that
 will also include Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at which the leaders
 are expected to discuss further reinforcing security ties.Later Wednesday,
 Subianto held talks with Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara. The two ministers
 vowed to enhance defense cooperation, the Japanese Defense Ministry said in a statement.<a
 href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/indonesian-president-elect-subianto-visits-china-bid-strengthen-ties"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">Japan and Indonesia</a> are expanding joint exercises
 in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as capacity building and educational programs,
 Kihara told reporters after the talks."I'm determined to strengthen cooperation
 between our two maritime nations to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific based on
 the rule of law," he said.
summary: Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto met with Japanese Prime Minister
 Fumio Kishida. Subianto wants to strengthen relations between both nations as China&apos;s
 military presence grows.
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