Jaishankar, Chinese FM meets to stabilize ties between New Delhi and Beijing

By Anjali Sharma

WASHINGTON – External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his counterpart Chinese FM Wang Yi on China’s founding day, reaffirmed India’s intent to stabilize ties after Modi–Xi talks at the SCO Summit in Tianjin.

Jaishankar on Wednesday said he looked forward to stabilizing and rebuilding the ties between New Delhi and Beijing after he met Wang Yi and the people of China on the occasion of the country’s founding day.

China marked the 76th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, which was proclaimed by the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong on October 1, 1949.

EAM said in a post on X, said “Greetings to Politburo Member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the Chinese people on the occasion of the founding day of the People’s Republic of China. Look forward to continuing our work to stabilize and rebuild our ties.

Modi’s visit to China to attend the SCO Summit at Tianjin, he held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summit, during which both the leaders welcomed the positive momentum and steady progress between the two countries since their last meeting during the BRICS Summit in October 2024.

PM had underlined the importance of peace and tranquillity in border areas for continued development of bilateral relations.

Both leaders noted with satisfaction the successful disengagement last year along the border areas and maintenance of peace since then.

They expressed commitment to a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary issue in the interest of their overall bilateral relations and the citizens of their countries.

The leaders recognized the decisions taken by the two Special Representatives during their talks earlier this month, and agreed to further support their efforts.

They noted the need to strengthen people-to-people ties through direct flights and visa facilitation, building on the resumption of the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra and tourist visa.

On economic and trade relations, they recognized the role of their economies in stabilizing world trade.

They underlined the need to proceed from a political and strategic direction to expand bilateral trade and investment ties and reduce the trade deficit.

Both reaffirmed that the two countries were development partners and not rivals and that their differences should not turn into disputes, called for a stable relationship and cooperation between India and China based on mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity, the statement concluded.