Prabowo had been expected to attend a ‘Victory Day’ parade in Beijing on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday cancelled a planned trip to China as days of protests spread further outside the capital Jakarta, with several regional parliament buildings set ablaze.

“Therefore, the president apologises to the Chinese government that he could not attend the invitation.”

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