Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (Antara photo)
JAKARTA – President Prabowo Subianto has decided to cancel his upcoming visit to China due to the unrest that engulfed several cities in Indonesia, State Secretary Minister and Presidential Spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi confirmed.
President Prabowo was invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the Victory Day Parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. He was among the 26 heads of state and government invited.
Hadi said the Presidential Secretariat statement published on Saturday explained that Prabowo wants to remain in Indonesia to monitor the nationwide protests.
"Mr. President wants to observe conditions directly, to lead and seek the best resolution to the unrest. Hence, President Prabowo Subianto humbly apologized to the Chinese government for not being able to fulfil their invitation," he said.
Hadi said Prabowo initially accepted the invitation from China because it coincides with the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly's General Debate on Sept. 23, where he is expected to address world leaders.
"The president received several invitations for agendas in September, including the annual UN General Assembly in New York," he said.
"The invitation from the UN was considered by the president while deciding whether to accept the invitation from China," he added.
The Victory Day Parade in Beijing marks the 80th anniversary of China's victory in the People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
However, since Friday, Aug. 29, protests have spread across multiple Indonesian cities, including Jakarta, following the death of 21-year-old online motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan, who was run over by a police vehicle during a protest near the Parliament Complex on Thursday (Aug. 28). (Antara)
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