Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived Thursday in China and planned to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a state news agency reported. Widodo was due to attend the opening of the FISU World University Games in Chengdu in southwestern China, the Xinhua News Agency said.

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It said the two leaders would meet but gave no details of what they might discuss.

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Indonesia is, along with China, a member of the Group of 20 major developed and emerging economies.

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