Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 18 (Reporters Cao Jiayue and Zhu Chao) At the invitation of the Indonesian government, President Xi Jinping's special representative and Vice President Han Zheng will attend the inauguration ceremony of President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on October 20 and visit Indonesia from October 19 to 21. At the invitation of the Brunei government, Han Zheng will visit Brunei from October 21 to 23. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning introduced the relevant situation at a regular press conference on the 18th.

"China and Indonesia have a profound traditional friendship and close and in-depth cooperation. Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, bilateral relations have maintained a strong momentum of development and entered a new stage of building a community with a shared future," said Mao Ning. "Vice President Han Zheng will attend the inauguration ceremony of President Prabowo as the special representative of President Xi Jinping, and have in-depth communication with Indonesian leaders on bilateral relations and issues of common concern."

She said that at this important juncture in China-Indonesia relations where both the past and the future are connected, China is willing to work with Indonesia to carry forward the friendly tradition, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and push the building of a China-Indonesia community with a shared future to a new level, so as to make greater contributions to the modernization process of the two countries and to regional and global prosperity and development.

"China and Brunei have a long-standing traditional friendship, and bilateral relations have maintained healthy and stable development. President Xi Jinping has met with Brunei's Sultan Hassanal during the APEC (APEC) Leaders' Informal Meeting for two consecutive years, providing strategic guidance for the development of China-Brunei relations." Mao Ning said that during Vice President Han Zheng's visit to Brunei, he will meet and hold talks with Brunei's Sultan Hassanal and Crown Prince Billah.

"China hopes to take this visit as an opportunity to continue traditional friendship with Brunei, deepen and expand cooperation in various fields, enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples, continuously enrich the connotation of the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, and inject more positive energy into regional peace, stability and prosperity," said Mao Ning.