Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India-China relations have made steady progress, which is guided by mutual respect for each other’s interests and sensitivities in the last 10 months. The statement came after he met Chinese foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday for high-level talks. 

“Glad to meet Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Since my meeting with President Xi in Kazan last year, India-China relations have made steady progress guided by respect for each other’s interests and sensitivities,” the PM said, sharing the photo of the meeting. 

PM Modi also accepted the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

“I look forward to our next meeting in Tianjin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit. Stable, predictable, constructive ties between India and China will contribute significantly to regional as well as global peace and prosperity,” he added. 

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China to help India fulfill rare earth metals

Wang’s visit comes at a time when the two countries are seeing some ease in their ties which had become sour post the Galwan clash in 2020. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met Wang on Monday and said the two sides must strive to maintain the relationship. 

Now, Beijing has promised to address the rare Earth metals needs of New Delhi. Wang, who visited India for the 24th round of border talks with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, has reportedly responded assertively on the matter.

News agency PTI reported cited a source that China had promised to address three key Indian concerns, and Wang has reportedly assured Jaishankar that Beijing is addressing India’s need for fertilisers, rare earths and tunnel boring machines.

Chinese Minister to visit Pakistan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will on Wednesday travel to Islamabad to attend the annual strategic dialogue to review all-weather ties. Wang will visit Pakistan from August 20-22 and hold the Sixth Round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with Ishaq Dar, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.

Wang is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Foreign Minister Dar to co-chair the sixth Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue on August 21.

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This will be Wang’s second visit to Pakistan in three years, and the latest high-level exchange between the two countries following recent bilateral meetings and visits, Mao told a media briefing in Beijing, the report added.

India and China, both have been at the receiving end due to US President Donald Trump’s massive tariffs. On the other hand, Pakistan has been trying to get closer with the US, which is the arch rival of China.