The regional parliament building burns after protesters set it on fire in Makassar on Aug. 29.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto scrapped plans to travel to China to attend a major international summit, underlining the government’s growing concern about the violent protests that have rocked the Southeast Asian nation this week.

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Prabowo has declined the invitation from the Chinese government, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said in a statement on Saturday evening. “Due to domestic dynamics, the President wishes to continue to monitor the situation directly, as well as to lead directly and seek the best solution,” he said.

Several world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim, are among those attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin that kicks off on Sunday.

The last-minute cancellation comes soon after the demonstrations turned violent on Friday, leaving at least three people dead and dozens of public facilities destroyed.

Protests worsened overnight across Indonesia’s major cities, as demonstrators defied the President’s earlier call for calm. The demonstrations had begun on Monday due to rising discontent over jobs and wages, especially when contrasted with the perceived wealth of Prabowo’s lawmaker allies. The death of a motorcycle taxi driver, crushed by a police armored vehicle on Thursday evening, further fueled anger.

The president has ordered “firm measures” against “anarchic acts,” National Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo said in a televised statement, alongside Indonesian Military commander Agus Subiyanto on Saturday.

While citizens have the right to expression and assembly, “demonstrations currently taking place in several regions tend to violate” the law, Listyo said, citing the burning of buildings and public facilities and the attacks on police headquarters.

Social media users in Indonesia also reported not being able to use TikTok Live — a platform that’s been widely used to broadcast demonstrations — on Saturday evening. In a statement, a TikTok spokesperson said the feature had been “voluntarily suspended” for the coming days in light of the escalating violence.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs earlier this week urged ByteDance and Meta Platforms Inc. to help moderate hate-filled content related to the protests.