BEIJING – Chinese and Indonesian officials pledged to boost security ties, marine cooperation and infrastructure investment, state media reported on Tuesday, after a diplomatic spat over what Indonesia called a breach of its sovereignty by the Chinese Coast Guard.
The report came after a meeting between Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi, who outranks the foreign minister, and Indonesia’s chief security minister Luhut Pandjaitan. Pandjaitan is visiting China this week.
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