Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit China for one-on-one summit with Xi Jinping
This week’s meeting could help the two Asian giants reset ties, analysts say
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to central China this week for an informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a meeting analysts say could help the two Asian giants reset ties.
Modi is also due to travel to China in June for a regional security summit – it is highly unusual for a foreign leader to visit the country twice in such quick succession.
The summit will be held in Hubei capital Wuhan during Modi’s visit from April 27 to 28. It was announced in a joint press conference held after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Beijing on Sunday.
The two leaders will meet one-on-one, without any ministers or advisers, and the summit aimed to redefine the future relationship of the two countries, according to Indian media reports. It will also coincide with the historic meeting between the leaders of North and South Korea.
“This year, under the guidance of our leaders, the China-India relationship has realised good development and shown a positive momentum,” Wang said at the press conference.