India-China relations have made “positive strides” : Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Beijing (China) – Wang Yi said that as the largest neighbours, India and China should support each other’s success, stressing that cooperation is the right path forward. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Friday said India-China relations have made “positive strides” with encouraging progress at all levels following last year’s breakthrough in resolving the four-year military standoff in eastern Ladakh. Speaking at his annual press conference, Wang emphasised that specific differences, including boundary issues, should not overshadow bilateral ties. “Over the past year, China-India relations have progressed positively,” Wang said, attributing it to the successful meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Kazan, Russia.

He was responding to a question on Beijing’s view of bilateral ties following the resolution of the prolonged stalemate. At the Kazan meeting, Xi and Modi provided strategic direction for improving bilateral ties, Wang said on the sidelines of China’s ongoing parliamentary session.

Following this, both nations actively implemented the leaders’ shared understanding, enhancing exchanges and practical cooperation across various levels, resulting in significant progress, he added.