China-IndiaRelations:ChineseFMMeetswithNewIndianAmbassadortoChinatodiscussfuturecooperation_GuangmingOnlineChina-IndiaRelations:ChineseFMMeetswithNewIndianAmbassadortoChinatodiscussfuturecooperationOnJune22,2022,StateCouncilorandForeignMinisterWangYimetwithNewIndianAmbassadortoChinaPradeepKumarRawat.PhotofromtheMinistryofForeignAffairsofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaWangYisaid,ChinaandIndiaaretwogreatancientOrientalcivilizations,twomajoremergingdevelopingcountries,andtwoneighboringmajorcountries.China-Indiarelations,whichdrawworldwideattentionandpublicconcerninthetwocountries,bearonthewell-beingofthe2.8billionpeopleofthetwocountriesandwhethertheworldcantrulyachievejustice,equalityandharmony.ThecommoninterestsbetweenChinaandIndiafaroutweighthedifferences.Thetwosidesshouldbearinmindtheoverallinterestsofbilateralrelations,helpeachothersucceedinsteadofengaginginattrition,strengthencooperationinsteadofguardingagainsteachother,andenhancetrustinsteadofbeingsuspiciousofeachother.WangYisaid,thetwosidesshouldworkinthesamedirectiontomaintainthewarmingmomentuminChina-Indiarelationsandbringthembacktothetrackofstableandsounddevelopmentatanearlydate.Thetwosidesshouldworktogethertocopewithvariousglobalchallenges,andsafeguardthecommoninterestsofChina,Indiaandthevastdevelopingcountries.Recently,ExternalAffairsMinisterSubrahmanyamJaishankarpubliclyexpressedhisdisapprovalofEuropeancentralismandobjectionstoexternalforcesmeddlinginChina-Indiarelations.ThatreflectsIndia'straditionofindependence.WangYiputforward"four-prongedperseverance"onChina-Indiarelations.First,persevereintheimportantstrategicconsensusreachedbytheleadersofthetwocountriesthat"ChinaandIndiaarepartnersratherthanrivals,andarenotthreatstoeachotherbutopportunitiesforeachother'sdevelopment".Second,persevereinputtingtheboundaryissueinanappropriateplaceinbilateralrelationsandseekingsolutionsthroughdialogueandconsultation.Third,persevereincontinuouslyinjectingpositiveenergyintobilateralrelations,fullyleveragingthetraditionalstrengthsofculturalandpeople-to-peopleexchanges,andcontinuouslyexpandingmutuallybeneficialcooperation.Fourth,persevereinexpandingmultilateralcooperation,joininghandstorevitalizeOrientalcivilizations,copingwiththecomplicatedworldtogether,andopeningupabrighterfutureformankind.PhotofromtheMinistryofForeignAffairsofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaPradeepKumarRawatsaid,thetwogreatcivilizationsofIndiaandChinalearnedfromeachotherinhistoryandfosteredrichandbeautifulculturaltreasuresforthetwocountriesandtheregionatlarge.Overthepastseveraldecades,Chinahasmaderemarkabledevelopmentachievements.India-Chinarelationsareamongthemostimportantbilateralrelationsintheworld.Althoughhavingexperiencedtwistsandturns,bilateraltiesarealwaysfullofopportunities.Indiawillfirmlypursueanindependentforeignpolicy,andisreadytoworkwithChinatofollowthroughonthestrategicconsensusreachedbytheleadersofthetwocountries,strengthencommunication,properlyhandledifferences,enhancemutualtrust,andpromotebetterdevelopmentofbilateralcooperation.Sources:MinistryofForeignAffairsofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,XinhuaEditor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.