Xi mourns casualties of tsunami

President Xi Jinping sent a message to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday to express his condolences over the deadly tsunami that hit coastal areas of the nation and killed at least 373 people.

Xi sent his deep condolences to Widodo, and through him to the victims, families of the victims, the injured and residents affected, on behalf of the Chinese government and people and in his own name.

Indonesia is a friendly neighbor of China, and the Chinese people are sympathetic after the disaster suffered by the Indonesian people, he said.