China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Beijing and New Delhi should work together for ‘mutual success’. The remarks came a day after External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar said that peace at the border is crucial for strengthening ties between the two nations
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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the ties between Beijing and New Delhi are heading towards a positive direction in the past year. On Friday, the veteran Chinese diplomat faced the press to lay out the country’s foreign policy direction. When asked about the country’s ties with India, Wang Yi said that both nations should now focus on working together for mutual success.
Wang said that the common task in hand for both
China and India is to drive their own development and prosperity mechanism. “The countries should support each other rather than consume each other, and cooperate closely rather than guard against each other”, the Chinese diplomat averred.
In the Friday presser, Wang also emphasised that China and India should come together to promote the development of the Global South and that the border dispute between the two nations should not be the only thing determining their bilateral ties.
Jaishankar thinks otherwise
The remarks from Wang Yi came a day after External Affairs Minister
Jaishankar gave his take on the current status of India-China relations. While speaking at a panel discussion in the Chatham House in London, the Indian foreign minister said that India wants stable relations with China in which New Delhi’s interests are “respected and sensitivities” are recognised.
“The key issue is ho