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Jakarta in missile deal with Beijing

By Shawn Donnan in Jakarta and Mure Dickie in Beijing

Published: July 31 2005 20:24 | Last updated: July 31 2005 20:24

Indonesia is seeking China's help in reviving a 41-year-old programme to build short- and medium-range missiles that could be used to replace US fighter jets grounded by a long-running arms embargo, the country's defence minister said on Sunday.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, signed a series of agreements in Beijing last week meant to flesh out an April declaration that the two had formed a “strategic partnership”.

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