Being the designated special representatives for the border talks, National security advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday, held their 21st round of border talks in Sichuan province, situated in China’s southwestern.
Resting the border disputes, they both will hang on to review the bilateral ties progress in picturesque Dujiangyan city, China, made at the Wuhan Summit in April, between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
During the announcement of talks on November 21, presenting picture of bilateral ties, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said, “We have properly managed the differences through dialogue and consultation. The border areas on the whole maintained stability.”
Both the officials made it clear earlier that the discussion must be focused on to the development progress on trade and maintain peace at the India-China border, than looking forward for a solution to calm the border disputes, as general election in India is heading.
Both the countries have looked forward to a dialogue conversation to progress the enhancement of India’s export to China to overcome over the shortage of USD 51 billion trade, though earlier Modi and Xi had the very first “informal summit” in Wuhan.
However, since then both the countries have progressed in the field of trade sector, India’s exporting- rice, pharmaceuticals and sugar. The negotiation talk during the bilateral ties are “highly significant” by both the countries, as they have focused more in enhancing the sectors, despite making efforts regarding border dispute.
The last round of bilateral talks was held in New Delhi, India, where Doval and Yang talked about Chinese army’s plan to construct a road connecting China and India at the north-eastern states.