Biden, Prabowo Subianto Meet at White House

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At White House, Indonesia's new leader straddles US-China rivalry

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President Joe Biden and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto met Tuesday at the White House .

Biden said he wants to strengthen the U.S.-Indonesia partnership with Indonesia , "by advancing [a] free and open Indo-Pacific " Jakarta is gearing up for Trump 's new administration that begins in January .

Critics say the agreement risks validating China 's territorial claims in the South China Sea .

Prabowo has voiced ambitions to raise Indonesia 's international profile.

He was barred from entering the U.S. under the Clinton , Bush and Obama administrations over his role in abducting activists of the 1998 " Reformasi " movement that ousted President Suharto .

The move could be a shift away from the position taken by Joko Widodo , who took in massive amounts of infrastructure investments from Beijing .

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