Indonesia's president cancels China trip amid recent protestsPrabowo had been due to attend a 'Victory Day' parade in China on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two following Japan's formal surrender.
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Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto
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Jakarta: Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has cancelled a planned trip to Beijing due to recent unrest at home, presidential spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi said in a video statement on Saturday.
The decision was taken after days of protests in Indonesia against lawmakers' pay and over the killing by police of a motorbike taxi driver during the unrest, one of at least four deaths across the nation reported so far.
Prabowo had been due to attend a "Victory Day" parade in China on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two following Japan's formal surrender.