Ready to work with India for ‘steady, sound growth’ of bilateral ties: China
- In Reports
- 10:52 PM, Dec 26, 2022
- Myind Staff
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that his country is ready to work with India for the “steady and sound growth” of bilateral ties and the two countries are committed to upholding stability at the border areas where tensions have prevailed since 2020.
"China and India have maintained communication through the diplomatic and military-to-military channels, and both countries are committed to upholding stability in the border areas. We stand ready to work with India in the direction toward steady and sound growth of China-India relations," he said in his speech at the 'Symposium on the International Situation and China's Foreign Relations'.
The comments by the foreign minister came in a year-end review of Beijing’s diplomacy in 2022 on Sunday.
The statement came at a time when the border dispute between both countries is continuing for more than two years now and soldiers on both sides have even lost their lives in occasional scuffles.
In his speech titled "Maintain a Global Vision, Forge Ahead with Greater Resolve and Write a New Chapter in Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics", Wang also dwelt on relations with other countries.
On Pakistan, he said, "China and Pakistan have continued to firmly support each other, uphold the invaluable all-weather strategic partnership, and consolidate the iron-clad friendship."
The Foreign Minister, in an apparent reference to the US, further said, "We have not been intimidated by any hegemonic power or its bullying, and have acted resolutely to safeguard China's core interests and national dignity.
"In response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative visit to the Taiwan region of China in disregard of China's stern warnings, we have taken firm and resolute measures, which have strongly deterred anti-China elements in the US and the 'Taiwan independence' forces, and fully demonstrated our iron will in safeguarding national sovereignty and security," he added.
Asked whether the incident in Arunachal Pradesh was raised during the talks, the MEA spokesperson had refrained from giving a direct response. “We can all speculate but since I don’t have a confirmation, I am not going to be able to confirm that. We did talk about, to be honest, the Western sector. So if it has not been raised, I wouldn’t be surprised. Let me not make a comment either,” he had said.
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