The XI of China and Modi Vow of India to resolve the differences in borders at the top

Chinese chief Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are committed to resolving their border differences on Sunday and strengthening cooperation, before the opening of a regional summit in Tianjin.

Modi is at his first visit to China because relations between the two countries deteriorated after Chinese and Indian soldiers embarked on fatal border clashes in 2020. Modi visited India’s membership in the Shanghai cooperation organization, a political, economic and regional security group founded by China.

Modi said in its opening remarks that relations with China moved “a significant direction”, adding that “there is a peaceful environment at the borders after disengagement”.

Xi said he hoped that Tianjin’s “would increase” and “promoted the sustained, healthy and stable development of bilateral relations”, according to the CCTV state diffuser.

The two parties should “not let the question of borders define the global China-Indre relationship,” said Xi, adding that the economic development of the two countries should be their main objective.

“As long as they remain attached to the primary objective of being partners, not rivals and providing development opportunities, no threats, China-India relations will flourish and progress regularly,” said Xi.

Russian chief Vladimir Putin, who arrived in Tianjin on Sunday, should also meet the two leaders in the coming days.

Earlier in August, the first Chinese diplomat Wang Yi flew to New Delhi, while the two parties announced their rapprochement. The two governments have undertaken to restart border talks and take over visas and direct flights.

Wang’s visit coincided with US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 50% tariffs on India for the purchase of Russian oil, but the Delhi reconstruction process with Beijing was in progress for months.

China and India this year increased official visits and discussed the softening of certain restrictions on the trade and the circulation of people through the border. In June, Beijing allowed India pilgrims to visit the holy sites in Tibet.