Former Chinese PM to visit E. Java

Former Chinese PM to visit E. Java

JAKARTA: Former Chinese prime minister Li Peng, who is currently chairman of China's National Congress, will make a two- day visit to Surabaya, East Java on September 11 and 12 together with a 12-strong Chinese business delegation, a visiting Chinese official says.

Lu Chong-min, deputy secretary general of China's National Congress, said Friday that Li Peng's visit aimed to promote bilateral cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the East Java province.

The Chinese delegation would, among other things, collect first-hand information about the Surabaya-based ship-building company P.T. PAL, household goods manufacturing company P.T. Maspion Group and the petrochemical firm P.T. Petrokimia. -- Antara