PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO HOPES FOR MAINTENANCE OF US-CHINA RELATIONS.

from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Nov 9 (ANTARA) -- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hoped for continued close normal relations between China and the United States amidst the current world economic situation.

"Any bad reaction by the two countries will have far-reaching effects," the President said in a joint press conference with his American counterpart Barack Obama after a bilaterial meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta Tuesday.

President Yudhoyono hoped US-China economic relations remain smooth in the current geopolitical developments and the two countries also hoped to contribute to the East Asia region currently involving the US in …