China, Indonesia hold meeting on security, defense

China’s foreign and defense ministers yesterday met their Indonesian counterparts in Jakarta for talks seeking greater political and military cooperation days after a joint navy drill Taiwan blasted as a “provocation.”The talks marked “an important milestone in our bilateral relations,” Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono, who goes by one name, said as he welcomed his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (王毅).“It serves as a forward-looking strategic platform, guiding our bilateral partnership across all five pillars — political, economic, maritime, people-to-people, and security,” he said. Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, left, and his Indonesian counterpart, Sugiono, shake hands during a news conference in Jakarta yesterday. Photo: Reuters Indonesia maintains a neutral fore