He said Indonesia was committed to its policy of non-alignment and would maintain good ties with both China and the US.
At a regional forum last November, Mr Prabowo said Indonesia was committed to its policy of non-alignment and would maintain good ties with both China and the US.
Mr Prabowo, 72, won February's general election by a huge margin along with his running-mate Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of outgoing President Joko Widodo. Asked about competition between China and the United States for influence in the region, the former special forces commander said Indonesia was very open to both countries."We invite the US, the Japanese, the Koreans, the European. The fact that we are friends with you doesn't mean we can't be friends with China, India, Russia," he added, invoking Indonesia's tradition and history of non-alignment.
In April, he visited China, Japan, and Malaysia on his first foreign trip since winning the presidential election.
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