China’s development unstoppable

TIES WITH INDIA, NEPAL STRENGTHENED Leaders of both countries said China’s development sets an example of self-reliance for developing countries, and creates significant opportunities for the two countries, South Asia and the world to achieve peace and pr

KATHMANDU (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to India and Nepal has injected new impetus into China’s relations with the two countries, built new platform for goodneighborliness in South Asia, and opened up new prospects for regional practical cooperation, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.

Xi returned to Beijing on Sunday evening after his second informal meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the southern Indian city of Chennai and a state visit to Nepal.

During Xi’s stay in India, the Chinese President had a long and in-depth exchange of views with Modi, Wang said, adding that the two leaders recollected the history of China and India fighting side by side for national independence and liberation, and pioneering the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and envisioned the future of the two countries jointly realizing their respective national dreams.

Xi said both China and India, as two populous countries, the two largest developing countries and important representatives of emerging economies, are at a critical stage of national development and national rejuvenation, with huge potential and broad space for cooperation, according to Wang.

Xi added that China-India relations have transcended the bilateral scope and bear important and far-reaching strategic significance.

China and India should be good neighbors who live in harmony and work together as good partners, Xi said, noting that realizing a scenario where the dragon and the elephant dance together is the only correct choice for the two countries, which serves the fundamental interests of both countries and peoples, and works for world peace and prosperity.

Wang said the two leaders have charted out targets and directions for strengthening practical cooperation between China and India.