Jakarta, Sept. 3 -- President Prabowo Subianto embarked on a diplomatic mission in Beijing on Wednesday, holding back-to-back meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin-all within a span of less than eight hours.

"Today, in just under eight hours, President Prabowo Subianto was in Beijing, People's Republic of China, fulfilling a special invitation from President Xi Jinping," said Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya in an official statement shared via the Cabinet Secretariat's social media platforms in Jakarta.

Wijaya noted that President Prabowo had originally been invited to attend a series of events beginning August 31, but postponed his departure due to evolving domestic considerations.

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