Trip to improve 'connectivity' between nations

The fruits of cooperation between Indonesia and China have been "outstanding", and the neighbors should jointly confront the financial shock wave from outside the region, Indonesia's ambassador to China Imron Cotan told China Daily.

President Xi Jinping arrived in Jakarta on Wednesday on the first leg of his trip to the Southeast Asia region.

Xi's choice of Indonesia as the first country to visit on his Southeast Asian tour "strongly indicates that China places utmost importance in its relations with Indonesia, the biggest nation and economy in the Southeast Asia region", Cotan said.