Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi calls for greater China-India measures to foster ties
Indian foreign secretary’s visit to Beijing an opportunity to boost understanding, Chinese foreign minister says
“China and India should grasp this opportunity to advance together, discuss and initiate more substantial measures focused on fostering mutual understanding, support and achievement,” Wang was quoted as saying in the Chinese foreign ministry readout.
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He added that the two neighbouring countries should refrain from harbouring doubts, estrangement and wearing each other down.
According to the Chinese readout, Misri said India and China had conducted productive dialogue and communications, effectively managed and resolved their differences and revived practical cooperation across various sectors.
Misri arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a two-day visit which includes a meeting under the foreign secretary-vice minister mechanism between India and China.
In mid-2020, the China-India relationship reached one of its lowest points following the worst conflict in nearly 60 years along their unsettled Himalayan border. At least four Chinese and 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the clashes in the Galwan Valley between Indian-controlled Ladakh and the Chinese-controlled Aksai Chin.
Since the clash, India has applied stringent measures to Chinese investments into the country, banned hundreds of popular apps and terminated passenger flight routes, but direct cargo flights continue to operate between the two Asian giants.
