Prabowo on Trump-Xi Meeting: Indonesia’s View

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The meeting between the President of the United States (US) Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, last Thursday (30/10/2025) also attracted the attention of President Prabowo Subianto.

Responding to the meeting, Prabowo said that both of them were figures who both had a strong influence in the world.

Based on the information he got, Trump and Xi’s meeting was positive.

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“Thank God, I met President Trump from America, I met President Xi Jinping. I also heard that the atmosphere was positive,” said Prabowo at the 2025 APEC Summit in South Korea, Friday (31/10/2025).

“And yes, this is what we hope for, because it will greatly affect world calm. And the world economy really depends on calm,” he added.

Xi and Trump met in Busan, South Korea, Thursday (30/10/2025).

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The meeting discussed both efforts to create world peace.

“You care deeply about world peace, and are very enthusiastic about resolving various hot issues in the region. I appreciate your great contribution in reaching the recent ceasefire agreement in Gaza,” Xi said to Trump, quoted from Between.

Xi also highlighted Trump’s role in the peace agreement between Cambodia and Thailand signed on Sunday (26/10/2025), after the two countries were involved in deadly border clashes last July.

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First meeting in 6 years

Trump and Xi Jinping’s meeting last Thursday was the first in six years.

Xi and Trump last met in June 2019 at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.

“The world today is faced with many difficult problems. China and the United States can jointly shoulder our responsibilities as great countries and work together to achieve more great and real things for the good of the two countries and the whole world,” Xi said.

“Given our different national conditions, we do not always see eye to eye, and it is natural for the world’s two largest economies to occasionally experience friction,” Xi continued.

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The meeting emphasized the progress that Chinese and US trade teams have made, including the most recent meeting in Malaysia last weekend.

Xi said this created a strong foundation and positive atmosphere for bilateral talks.

“In the face of winds, waves and challenges, you and I as captains of China-US relations must stay on the right track and ensure the great ship of China-US relations sails forward steadily,” Xi stressed.

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