15 Jan 2021
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On Wednesday and Thursday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Indonesia for meetings with his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi.
Some context: Wang is on a six-day tour of Southeast Asia which also includes stops in Myanmar, Brunei, and the Philippines.
On the agenda: Boosting trad...
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