Beijing and New Delhi reaffirmed on Monday their commitment to deepening mutually beneficial cooperation and promoting steady, positive growth in bilateral relations, as Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar made his first visit to China in over five years.
Vice-President Han Zheng and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met separately with Jaishankar, who will also attend the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States, scheduled for Tuesday in Tianjin.
Han emphasized the need to ensure the steady and healthy development of China-India relations under the strategic guidance of the two countries' leaders.
President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a successful meeting in October in Kazan, Russia, providing important strategic guidance for the improvement and development of bilateral relations, he noted.
As major developing countries and key nations of the Global South, Han said China and India should view each other as partners and contribute to each other's success. He called for joint efforts to advance practical cooperation, respect each other's core concerns, and foster sound, stable relations.
