'Will work with India, be friends': China ahead of PM Modi-Xi meeting in Delhi
Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong has expressed China's intent to strengthen ties with India ahead of President Xi Jinping's visit to New Delhi for the BRICS Summit. The visit marks a significant diplomatic effort to normalize relations between the two nations following the 2020 border standoff in Ladakh.
Why it matters
The meeting between PM Modi and President Xi is critical for regional stability and the potential de-escalation of long-standing geopolitical tensions between the world's two most populous nations.
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in New Delhi for the ongoing Brics Summit, Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong said on Friday that China will work with India to ensure the two countries remain “friends enjoying good-neighbourliness and partners helping each other succeed.”"China and India are arranging a bilateral meeting between President Xi and Prime Minister Modi. This will be the third consecutive year that the two leaders have met, following their meetings in Kazan and Tianjin,” the Chinese ambassador wrote on X.“China will work with India to implement the strategic guidance of the two leaders, approach bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, strengthen communication, enhance cooperation, properly manage differences, and remain friends enjoying good-neighborliness and partners helping each other succeed,” he added.Xi will arrive in New Delhi on Saturday to attend the Brics Summit, marking his first visit to India in nearly seven…
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