President Xi Jinping met his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto in Beijing on Saturday, according to Xinhua news agency.

The newly sworn-in Indonesian leader landed in China on Friday, kicking off his first overseas tour seeking a more prominent position for Jakarta on the world stage.

Xi held a welcome ceremony for Prabowo at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, where the bilateral talks took place.

Beijing has said it hopes the visit will take bilateral relations to a "new level".

"China is ready to work with Indonesia to take this visit as an opportunity to consolidate high-level political mutual trust," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a regular briefing on Tuesday.

Prabowo is also meeting Premier Li Qiang and number three official Zhao Leji on his trip, which ends on Sunday.

He will travel onwards to Washington, at the invitation of US President Joe Biden, as part of a world tour which will also include Peru, Brazil and Britain. (AFP)