New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong on Wednesday highlighted the renewed push to stabilize bilateral ties between India and China following Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to New Delhi and his meeting with top Indian leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a post on X, Ambassador Xu stated that PM Modi’s meeting with the visiting Chinese Foreign Minister marked a pivotal moment in India-China relations, underscoring a renewed commitment to stabilizing bilateral ties. He noted that both sides reached a key consensus on border management, dialogue mechanisms, and cooperation.
Xu further emphasized Chinese President Xi Jinping’s appreciation for PM Modi’s participation in the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit. He recalled that both countries had already implemented the key consensus reached during their engagement at Kazan in 2024 on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Russia, which paved the way for relations to “enter a new course of improvement and development.”
“Wang welcomed Modi’s attendance at the upcoming summit, saying that leaders of both countries reached important consensus during the Kazan meeting, and the two countries have implemented the consensus to enable bilateral ties to enter a new course of improvement and development,” Xu noted.
Wang, who also serves as a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, announced that both sides agreed to restart stalled dialogue mechanisms, enhance mutually beneficial cooperation, jointly address global challenges, and oppose unilateral bullying.
“Calling his visit to India a preparation for high-level exchanges between the two countries, Wang said during the visit, China and India have reached consensus on restarting dialogue mechanisms in various fields, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation, upholding multilateralism, jointly addressing global challenges, and opposing unilateral bullying,” the statement read.
On the boundary issue, Xu highlighted Wang’s remarks that a new consensus had been reached to regularly manage and control the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), maintain peace and tranquility, and initiate boundary negotiations in areas where conditions are conducive.
“Regarding the boundary question, the two sides reached new consensus on conducting regular management and control, maintaining peace and tranquility in border areas, appropriately handling sensitive points, and initiating boundary negotiations in areas where conditions are met,” Xu said.
Wang acknowledged that bilateral ties had experienced ups and downs but stressed that lessons could be learned from the past. He emphasized that both sides should maintain the correct perception of being partners, not rivals, and adhere to the principle of properly managing differences to ensure boundary disputes do not affect overall relations.
The Ambassador also underscored Wang’s view that the strategic significance of China-India relations is becoming increasingly prominent under the current global scenario and that the value of bilateral cooperation is “more meaningful than ever.”
Earlier on Tuesday, Wang met with PM Modi and conveyed President Xi’s invitation for the SCO Summit to be held in Tianjin, China. The Prime Minister thanked President Xi for the invitation and confirmed his participation.
“Glad to meet Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Since my meeting with President Xi in Kazan last year, India-China relations have made steady progress guided by respect for each other’s interests and sensitivities. I look forward to our next meeting in Tianjin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit. Stable, predictable, constructive ties between India and China will contribute significantly to regional as well as global peace and prosperity,” PM Modi posted on X.
The SCO Summit will take place in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1.
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