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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TIANJIN, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on Sunday and agreed that China and India are partners, not rivals.
The meeting between the leaders of the world's two most populous countries came ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which is being held in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin from Sunday to Monday.
Xi Jinping told N. Modi that China and India represent opportunities for development for each other, not a threat.
As long as the two countries adhere to this general direction, China-India relations will develop in a sustainable and long-term manner, Xi said.
He said that China and India are important members of the Global South and bear important responsibilities in improving the well-being of the peoples of the two countries, strengthening solidarity and revitalization of developing countries, and advancing the progress of human society.
They must become good neighbors, benevolent friends and partners who contribute to each other's success. "A joint pas de deux of the dragon and the elephant" must be the right choice for the two countries, he continued.
Noting that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-India diplomatic ties, Xi said both countries need to view and manage bilateral relations from a strategic height and a long-term perspective.
The successful meeting between Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi in Kazan last year helped reset China-India relations and give them a new start. The Chinese leader said both sides should strive to further improve relations, starting with the meeting in Tianjin.
He called on the two countries to strengthen strategic communication to deepen mutual trust, expand exchanges and cooperation to realize mutual benefits and win-win results, take into account each other's concerns and adhere to harmonious coexistence, and strengthen multilateral cooperation to safeguard common interests.
The two Asian neighbors should work together to ensure peace and tranquility in their border regions and prevent the border issue from determining the overall nature of China-India relations, Xi said.
Xi called on the two countries to work together to build a multipolar world and democratize international relations, making due contributions to peace and prosperity in Asia and the world.
N. Modi, in turn, noted that after his meeting with Xi Jinping in Kazan last year, bilateral relations returned to a positive track, peace and stability in the border regions were maintained, and direct air traffic would soon resume.
Noting that India and China are partners, not rivals, and the consensus between the two countries far outweighs their differences, Modi said India is ready to view and develop bilateral ties in the long term.
In the face of great uncertainty in the global economy, it is imperative for India and China, both important economies in the world, to strengthen cooperation, he continued.
India is ready to work with China to find fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable options for resolving the border issue, N. Modi said.
Both countries adhere to strategic autonomy and independent foreign policies and their bilateral relations are not subject to the influence of any third party, the Indian prime minister said, adding that India-China cooperation will make the 21st century a truly "Asian century".
Cai Qi, Wang Yi and Chen Min'er were present at the meeting. -0-
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