China understands and respects the Indonesian government's decision to cancel a trip by President Prabowo Subianto to Beijing, Guo also told a regular press conference as quoted by Reuters. Prabowo had been due to attend a "Victory Day" parade in Beijing on September 3.

Indonesia was rocked by protests in major cities, including Jakarta, on Friday after footage spread of a motorcycle taxi driver being run over by a police tactical vehicle during an earlier rally against low wages and financial perks for lawmakers.

On Saturday Prabowo cancelled a planned trip to China this week for a military parade commemorating the end of World War II in order to monitor the situation in Indonesia.

"Mr President apologised because he decided he could not accept the invitation from the Chinese government," State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said.

Also on Saturday, social media platform TikTok announced that it has temporarily suspended its live feature in Indonesia for "a few days" because of violent protests after the death of a man hit by a police vehicle.

"Due to escalating violence during protests in Indonesia, we have voluntarily introduced additional safeguards to keep TikTok a safe and civil space," a TikTok spokesperson told AFP.

"Out of an abundance of caution, TikTok LIVE is temporarily suspended for a few days in Indonesia."

The video-sharing app said it would continue to monitor the situation closely.

Indonesia has one of the world's biggest audiences on TikTok, with more than 100 million users.