Prabowo Attends Chinese โMilitary Parade Alongside Xi Jinping,โข Putin,โ and Kimโค Jong Un
BEIJING – โIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto participated in a large-scale military parade in Beijing on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, standing alongside Chinese President Xiโ Jinping, Russian President Vladimir putin, and North Korean โคleader Kim Jong Un, according โto reports fromโ kompas.id. The visit came in direct response to anโข invitation from President โXi,โ with โPrabowo scheduled to โreturn to Indonesia Wednesday night, September 3, 2025.
the presence of Prabowo alongside thes world leaders underscores โฃChina’s efforts to strengthen relations with neighboring countriesโค and project itsโค military power. Theโ parade, a demonstration ofโค national revival under Xi Jinping’s leadership, included heads of state from Iran and Cuba, as well as several other Southeast Asian nations โincluding Malaysia, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Minister ofโ State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi stated theโค President decided to attend โ”for โthe sake โคof maintaining good relationsโฃ with theโข Chineseโ government.”
prasetyo expressed hope that โขPrabowo’s brief visit would facilitate discussions beneficial to Indonesia’s relationship with China. “We hopeโ thatโ on the sidelinesโข of his visit, of course there will โbe talks โthat bring goodโฃ toโค Indonesia’s relations with theโค Chinese government,” heโค said on Youtubeโฃ Setpres Tuesday night. The eventโ highlights a โcomplex geopolitical landscape, as Indonesia navigatesโค relationships โขwith major global powers.