JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's new leader Prabowo Subianto set off for China on Friday for his first international trip as president, kicking off a tour that will include stops in the United States, Britain, and South America for the APEC and G20 summits.

After taking office last month, Prabowo Subianto, 73, is set to visit China, US, Peru, Brazil, Britain - Anadolu Ajansı

Indonesian President, Prabowo Subianto, will visit China and meet its leader, Xi Jinping, this week, both nations said Tuesday -- his first foreign tour as he seeks a more prominent position for Jakarta on the world stage.

At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Prabowo will pay a state visit to China from Friday to Sunday, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement. This will be the first overseas trip by Prabowo, 73, since being inaugurated as president last month.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is set to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping before heading to the US for a possible meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, balancing relations with the world’s two biggest economies in his first overseas trip.