Wang Yi’s India Visit Aims To Boost Political Trust & Cooperation

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in India on Monday afternoon for a two-day visit, which Beijing described as an opportunity to enhance political mutual trust and implement the consensus reached between President Xi Jinping and PM Narendra Modi last year.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated that Beijing is ready to work with New Delhi to maintain high-level exchanges, strengthen cooperation, manage differences, and ensure stable and healthy ties.

Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong highlighted the remarks on X, calling the visit a step toward sustainable bilateral development.

High-Level Talks on Boundary and Key Issues

Wang Yi will hold a fresh round of Special Representatives (SR) dialogue on the boundary question with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval.

The discussions are expected to cover the border situation, trade relations, and the possible resumption of flight services between the two countries.

On Tuesday, Wang Yi will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and call on PM Narendra Modi. The meetings carry particular importance ahead of PM Modi’s planned visit to China later this month for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin.

This will mark PM Modi’s first visit to China since the Galwan Valley clash in 2020, which severely strained ties. The breakthrough in talks came after India and China agreed on patrolling measures along the 3,500-km Line of Actual Control (LAC), easing the four-year-long border standoff.

Series of High-Level Exchanges Before Visit

India and China have increased high-level exchanges in recent months. In July, Jaishankar attended the SCO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Tianjin, where he held discussions with Wang Yi and also met President Xi Jinping.

In June, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited China for the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting but refused to endorse the joint declaration, citing the absence of references to terrorism.

Rajnath Singh also met his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Don Jun, where both sides exchanged forward-looking views on bilateral ties.

That same month, NSA Ajit Doval attended the SCO Security Council Secretaries’ Meeting in China, where he emphasised the need for decisive global action against UN-proscribed terrorist groups like LeT and JeM, and urged dismantling their support networks.

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