Hendrik Dwi Martono, village chief of Purwosono, shows his certificate of the Indonesian Rural Cadre Training Program at Purwosono Village, East Java, Indonesia, Nov. 13, 2025. The fifth session of the Indonesian Rural Cadre Training Program, or village chief program, was launched in early November this year. Twenty-six Indonesian participants paid a visit to several cities in east China's Shandong Province, gaining insights into China's experience in developing agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprises, rural education, skills training, and local infrastructure.
The program was officially launched in 2019, hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia and in partnership with the Indonesian Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions Villages. Each year, 20 to 30 Indonesian village chiefs are selected to visit and study in China. By 2024, the program had held four sessions, with over 100 Indonesian village chiefs visiting China to experience and understand rural development.
Hendrik Dwi Martono, village chief of Purwosono and a participant of the 2023 village chief program, has already applied what he learned in China to his village governance practices in Indonesia. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
Members of the fifth session of the Indonesian Rural Cadre Training Program visit a village in Weifang City, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)
A member of the fifth session of the Indonesian Rural Cadre Training Program takes selfies with children at a kindergarten in Longkou, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)
Members of the fifth session of the Indonesian Rural Cadre Training Program visit a tech-empowered agricultural park in Shouguang City, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)
Members of the fifth session of the Indonesian Rural Cadre Training Program visit a village in Weifang City, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)
Members of the fifth session of the Indonesian Rural Cadre Training Program visit a tech-empowered agricultural park in Shouguang City, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)
This photo taken on Nov. 13, 2025 shows ducks raised by Purwosono villagers at Purwosono Village, East Java, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
This photo taken on Nov. 13, 2025 shows a view of the "Cooling Creek" at Purwosono Village, East Java, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
This photo taken on Nov. 13, 2025 shows a shop opened by Purwosono villagers by the "Cooling Creek" at Purwosono Village, East Java, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 13, 2025 shows a view of Purwosono Village in East Java, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
People watch a volleyball game at Purwosono Village, East Java, Indonesia, Nov. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
Ducks raised by Purwosono villagers are loaded onto a truck at Purwosono Village, East Java, Indonesia, Nov. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
