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Indonesia and China now have a research center for industrial cooperation between the two countries. The Research Center is located in Fuqing City, Fujian Province.

The research institute, named the Sino-Indonesian Industrial Cooperation Research Center, was founded by Fujian Polytechnic Normal University (FPNU) Fuqing in the South China region.

"We cannot clap with just one hand," said the Indonesian Ambassador to China, Djauhari Oratmangun in Beijing, Friday (16/9/2022), commenting on the establishment of the research institute.

He firmly believes that the existence of the Sino-Indonesian Industrial Cooperation Research Center plays an important role in strengthening economic, development and bilateral trade cooperation relations between the two countries.

The inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 was led by the chairman of the FPNU, Prof. Lai Hairong, and an invitation from the Indonesian Fujian Association. Meanwhile, representatives from the Mandarin Language Center of Al Azhar University Indonesia came online from Jakarta.

To the students of FPNU, Djauhari advised them to continue to develop themselves, to see the outside world. Of course, without forgetting the cultural values ​​of the ancestors, and learning the Indonesian language and culture.

The Sino-Indonesia Industrial Cooperation Research Center was initiated by the Fujian Provincial Government as a form of support for the full development of the "Two Countries, Twin Parks" cooperation. This cooperation has been started by Indonesia and China since early 2021.

Within the framework of the Two Countries, Twin Parks cooperation, Indonesia has established three cooperation zones, namely the Bintan, Aviarna, and Batang Industrial Estates. While the Yuanhong Investment Zone in Fujian Province was chosen by China as a partner for the three industrial areas. (RRI)

President Joko Widodo made sure that he never had a discourse on running as a Vice Presidential Candidate (Cawapres) in the 2024 Election. Therefore, the prediction that he would run as a cawapres was blown by an unknown party.

"If it's from me, I'll explain. If it's not from me, I don't want to explain, that's all." said Jokowi, at the Merdeka Palace, Friday (16/9/2022).

Jokowi said that he did not take part in the nomination matters as related. Meanwhile, the polemic about him being a vice presidential candidate was widely heard in the public.

"From the beginning, what I said was that this was what we prepared, not me. I have answered the matter for the three periods, as soon as there is another thing called an extension," Jokowi explained.

Instead, he questioned the origins of the discourse on him being a vice presidential candidate. He also refused to respond further.

"This reappears as vice president. Who is that from?" he said. (RRI)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now is not a time for war, with food, fertiliser and fuel security among the major concerns of the world at present.

"I know that today's era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this," Modi told Putin on the sidelines of a regional security bloc summit in Uzbekistan, adding that democracy, diplomacy and dialogue keep the world together.

Putin said that he understood Modi's concerns about the Ukraine war. "I know about your position on the conflict in Ukraine, and I know about your concerns. We want all of this to end as soon as possible."

Putin, who met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the summit, acknowledged on Wednesday Beijing's concerns about the war. NL1N30M23X

Modi and Putin spoke on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting, whose permanent members, besides India, include China, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

"Our trade is growing, thanks to your additional supplies of Russian fertilisers to the Indian markets, which have grown more than eight fold. I am hopeful that this is going to be of huge help of the agricultural sector of India," Putin said. (Reuters)

China's top legislator, Li Zhanshu, called on Friday for more cooperation with South Korea on cutting-edge technologies and supply chain issues.

Li, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, was speaking in Seoul after meeting his South Korean counterpart, parliament speaker Kim Jin-pyo.

Li was also met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is seeking to maintain economic ties with Beijing while strengthening his country's relationship with the United States.

"We support both sides deepening mutually beneficial cooperation, accelerating the second-phase negotiations for the free trade agreement, boosting cooperation in the high-tech sector, and smoothly and stably managing the supply and industrial chains to achieve high-quality development," Li said at a joint news conference with Kim, speaking through a translator.

The two sides agreed "to manage and handle sensitive issues under the spirit of respecting each other's core interests and issues of important interest," Li said, without elaborating.

Beijing has been critical of South Korea hosting a U.S. anti-missile battery called THAAD, and Seoul has faced increasing pressure from Washington to speak up on issues such as Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory. 

Yoon told Li at their separate meeting that both sides should foster closer communication to ensure that the THAAD issue does not "pose a hurdle" to bilateral ties, Yoon's office said in a statement.

Yoon conveyed his invitation for Chinese President Xi Jinping to Seoul, and Li also expressed hopes for Yoon's visit to China, the statement said.

Kim told the news conference that he also supported accelerating trade talks, and called on China to play a constructive role in peace in the region.

"Yoon is clearly trying to stabilise Korea's relations with China - but not at the expense of its relationship with the United States," said Go Myong-Hyun, of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul.

"The continued visits by high-ranking Chinese officials indicate that China, too, doesn't want to allow its relations with Seoul to deteriorate further," he added.

Li's visit comes amid an uproar in South Korea over the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, recently signed by President Joe Biden.

South Korea says the act, which excludes electric vehicles (EVs) assembled outside of North America from tax credits in the United States, violates the spirit of the countries' economic and security alliance, which Biden had pledged to strengthen.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong in Washington on Thursday to discuss a range of bilateral issues, including forming a "consultative mechanism" to engage with Seoul as the Inflation Reduction Act is implemented, the State Department said in a statement. (reuters)