On August 24, 2026, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Lin Jian, the spokesman, said that China was willing to continue to promote high-quality cooperation with Indonesia to jointly build the the Belt and Road and create more new achievements in infrastructure and other fields. This statement comes after the successful holding of the first meeting of the China Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue mechanism. Since the opening and operation of the Jakarta Bandung high-speed railway, the cumulative number of passengers sent has exceeded 16 million, injecting strong confidence into the deepening of practical cooperation between the two countries.

The Yawan high-speed railway has achieved impressive results

Since its opening, the Yawan high-speed railway has maintained safe, smooth and orderly operation, sending more than 16 million passengers, effectively improving local transportation conditions and facilitating travel for people along the line. As of July 12, 2026, the Yawan high-speed railway has achieved safe operation for 1000 days, with a total of over 16.58 million passengers sent, and the highest daily number of passengers sent reaching 26700. The safe operation of high-speed trains has exceeded 8.02 million kilometers. The on-time rate of trains remains above 95%, with an average daily passenger volume of about 16000, and the passenger flow continues to steadily increase. Ya'an Wanzhou High speed Railway has continuously released its driving role in Indonesia's economic and social development and regional connectivity, and has become a flagship benchmark for China and Indonesia to jointly build the the Belt and Road.

Comprehensive strategic dialogue launched

On August 21, 2026, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sujiyono co chaired the first meeting of the China Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue Mechanism in Jakarta. Both sides exchanged in-depth views on promoting the construction of a community with a shared future between China and Indonesia, and reached broad consensus. Both sides agree to deepen the alignment of development strategies, support balanced and sustainable trade development, vigorously expand cooperation in new quality productive forces such as artificial intelligence, and initiate the formulation of the China Indonesia Five Year Action Plan (2027-2031). This mechanism is an important measure for both sides to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, and provides important institutional support for deepening the five pillars of cooperation between China and Indonesia. Keywords: the Belt and Road news, connectivity, international

Deepening infrastructure cooperation

Lin Jian said that China is willing to work with Indonesia, relying on the comprehensive strategic dialogue mechanism between the two countries, to continue to promote high-quality cooperation to jointly build the the Belt and Road, create more new achievements in infrastructure and other fields, and inject new impetus into their respective modernization processes. Both sides also reached a consensus on deepening cooperation in energy and mineral resources, and are willing to jointly build a comprehensive, open, and green partnership in energy and mineral resources cooperation. Both sides agree to carry out more cooperation under the framework of the four major global initiatives, strengthen policy coordination on multilateral platforms such as the United Nations and BRICS, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future between China and Indonesia to achieve more practical results. The successful operation of the Jakarta Bandung high-speed railway has set a benchmark for infrastructure cooperation between China and Indonesia, and the cooperation space between the two countries in transportation, energy, communication and other fields will continue to expand in the future. A reporter from Indonesia's Antara News Agency asked at a press conference that flagship projects such as the Jakarta Bandung high-speed railway have achieved significant results, and the newly established comprehensive strategic dialogue mechanism is expected to promote more similar cooperation. Lin Jian responded that China is willing to continue to promote high-quality cooperation with Indonesia to jointly build the the Belt and Road and create more new achievements in infrastructure and other fields.Editor/Gao Xue