China-Indonesia foreign-defense ministerial dialog holds first meeting

The first ministerial meeting of the China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialog opened in Beijing on Monday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Defense Minister Dong Jun chaired the high-level meeting and exchanged views with their Indonesian counterparts, Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin.

The meeting, the first such "2 plus 2" ministerial dialog, convened as the two countries celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties this year. Topping the agenda are bilateral ties, political security, defense cooperation, and international regional cooperation.

Wang said China and Indonesia should oppose any form of unilateralism and trade protectionism, adding that China will work together with Indonesia to maintain stability and smoothness of industrial and supply chains.

During the meeting, the two countries also agreed on safeguarding peace and stability in the South China Sea.

China-Indonesia foreign-defense ministerial dialog holds first meeting

China-Indonesia foreign-defense ministerial dialog holds first meeting

China-Indonesia foreign-defense ministerial dialog holds first meeting

China-Indonesia foreign-defense ministerial dialog holds first meeting

Protests against federal immigration enforcement are spreading across the United States, with the latest demonstration unfolding directly in front of the White House.

Early Saturday, more than a hundred demonstrators gathered there, demanding changes to the Trump administration's immigration policies and accountability for recent shootings involving federal agents.

Immigrant rights and civil rights groups said this weekend's rallies mark a coordinated national response. Demonstrations are planned or already underway in major cities including Philadelphia, as well as across states such as North Carolina, Florida, Texas, and Washington, D.C., where organizers are calling for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be removed from local communities.

The nationwide protests follow a deadly week in which three people were shot by federal agents in two days.

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a 37-year-old woman, Renee Good, was killed during an enforcement operation by the ICE. A day later in Portland, Oregon, a man and a woman were wounded during a separate federal operation.

In the aftermath, Minnesota state officials accused the Trump administration of blocking their investigation by denying access to key evidence and prematurely drawing conclusions before a full review could be completed.

On Friday, Donald Trump defended the Department of Homeland Security's actions, sharply criticizing Minnesota leaders and calling them corrupt.

Local leaders have pushed back. During a Saturday news conference, the mayor of Minneapolis described ICE agents' actions as reckless.

Officials in both Minneapolis and Portland continue urging demonstrators to remain peaceful as protests intensify nationwide.

According to a 50501 Movement statement issued Friday, at least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025.

Nationwide protests erupt in US after ICE shootings