India-China talks: ‘Structural differences have not disappeared,’ says Hu Shisheng
Indian and Chinese officials are meeting in Beijing to discuss border stability and institutionalize communication channels. Experts suggest the focus remains on preventing miscalculations along the Line of Actual Control rather than achieving a definitive boundary settlement.
Why it matters
The meeting is a critical diplomatic effort to manage long-standing geopolitical tensions between two major Asian powers.
Ahead of talks in Beijing on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Hu Shisheng, a leading Chinese strategic affairs scholar on South Asia, said the focus of both countries would be on “institutionalising stability” even as “structural differences” in the relationship remained.
The report provides a balanced view of diplomatic expectations from both Indian and Chinese perspectives.
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