China and India agree to boost trade and lower the temperature on shared border
- Beijing looks to improve relations with its neighbours ahead of G20 talks between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump
China and India have vowed to boost their border trade and keep their troops in restraint to minimise the risk of conflicts, in Beijing’s latest move to consolidate ties with its neighbours amid rising tensions with the United States.
A statement released by the two sides following their border meeting in Chengdu, in the southwestern province of Sichuan, over the weekend said they had reached “important consensus” on disputes, and are continuing to build trust on the border.
The meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval came ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit, from November 30 to December 1.
Xi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are also expected to meet on the G20 sidelines.
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China and India have had in-depth communications on “measures to increase trust, manage disputes and working on a framework of solution of the border issues, and have reached important consensus,” a statement after the Wang-Doval meeting said.