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Prabowo met with Putin on the sidelines of China's military parade.
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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front center) poses for a photograph alongside China's President Xi Jinping (right) and Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto (left) before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. (AFP/Sergey Bobylev)
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resident Prabowo Subianto met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing and both agreed to boost economic cooperation, Prabowo's office said on Wednesday.
Prabowo met with Putin on the sidelines of China's military parade.
President Prabowo visited China for a military parade commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II on Wednesday, after earlier cancelling his trip over deadly domestic protests stoked by the death of a young delivery driver.
Indonesia was rocked by the widespread protests, which left at least ten dead and were initially sparked by the handing out of lavish perks to lawmakers.
Prabowo has joined the more than 25 leaders -- including North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Putin -- who will attend Wednesday's parade centred on Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Xi invited Prabowo for the huge spectacle, in which China will showcase its military prowess, with troops marching in formation, flypasts and high-tech fighting gear on display.
Millions of Chinese people were killed during a prolonged war with imperial Japan in the 1930s and 40s, which became part of a global conflict following Tokyo's attack on the United States' Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Indonesia maintains a neutral foreign policy through which it maintains strong relations with both Washington and Beijing. But Prabowo has pledged to boost ties and defence cooperation with China.
