Ready To Work With India To Manage Differences: China

Beijing Says Noted Modi’s I-Day Speech

New Delhi: China stands ready to work with India to enhance political mutual trust, properly manage differences, step up practical cooperation and “safeguard the long-term development” of bilateral ties, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.

The remark by spokesperson Zhao Lijian was in response to a query on PM Modi’s Independence Day speech in which he had said the Indian Army had given a fitting reply to acts of aggression challenging India’s sovereignty, “from LoC to LAC”.

Responding to the question, Zhao said China had “noted” Modi’s speech. “We are close neighbours, we are emerging countries with over one billion people. So, the sound development of bilateral ties not only serves the interest of the two peoples but also stability, peace, prosperity of the region and the whole world,” he said.