Beijing [China]: China is prepared to collaborate with India to implement the “important common understandings” between their leaders and restore bilateral ties to a stable path, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.
The Ministry emphasized the necessity of respecting each other’s core interests, addressing major concerns, fostering trust through dialogue, and sincerely resolving differences.
When questioned about rebuilding trust between the two nations, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian reiterated:
“China is ready to work with India to implement the important common understandings between the leaders of China and India, respect each other’s core interests and major concerns, strengthen mutual trust through dialogue and communication, properly settle differences with sincerity and good faith, and bring bilateral relations back to the track of stable and healthy development as soon as possible.”
This statement comes as National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi prepare for the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives in Beijing. The discussions, the first of their kind since December 2019, are expected to focus on the China-India border issue.
According to India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the two representatives will deliberate on maintaining peace and tranquillity in border areas and aim for a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable resolution to the boundary dispute.
Last week, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar informed Parliament that disengagement between Indian and Chinese forces in Eastern Ladakh had been fully achieved through a phased process, culminating in Depsang and Demchok. He emphasized that maintaining peace along the border is essential for the progress of India-China relations.
In October, both nations reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), a key development in their ongoing efforts to ease tensions.
The border standoff, which began in 2020 due to Chinese military activities in eastern Ladakh, severely strained relations between the two countries.
During a meeting at the BRICS Summit in Russia’s Kazan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chinese President Xi Jinping that peace and stability along the border should be prioritized and that mutual trust must form the foundation of their bilateral relationship.