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Macron in Indonesia to deepen trade, defence ties

President Emmanuel Macron and Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto shake hands during a press conference at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on May 28, 2025. [AFP]

French President Emmanuel Macron met his Indonesian counterpart on Wednesday, seeking to deepen trade and defence ties with Southeast Asia's largest economy on the second leg of a three-country tour promoting France as a balancing power between the US and China.

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