China’s Wang Yi appeals for shared vision of partnership and opportunity on India trip
As both countries face tough diplomatic conditions with the US, India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says ‘differences must not become disputes’
Speaking to his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in New Delhi on Monday, Wang said that both countries should “put each other’s precious resources into development and revitalisation”.
“China and India should explore the right path of treating each other with mutual respect and trust, living in peace, pursuing development together and achieving win–win cooperation … and consolidate the momentum of improving China-India relations,” he said, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout.
The Economic Times, an Indian media outlet, cited sources in reporting that China had promised to address India’s three concerns, namely “rare earths, fertilisers and tunnel boring machines”.
Wang’s trip marked another milestone in ties between China and India, which dropped to a historic low after a deadly border clash in 2020. The two countries are now seeing their relationship improve as they both face an uphill trade war with the US.