Can India and China settle over their Border disputes, which has always been the bone of contention between the two countries? Both Countries India and China hope to find a fair, reasonable and suitable solution to the matter in the upcoming India- China meeting.
India and China are expected to try to bridge differences on a proposed framework to resolve the boundary dispute when National Security Adviser Menon meets Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo for consultations in the Chinese capital on December 3 and 4.
India and China recently had a meeting of a working group and discussed steps to maintain peace along their disputed border. The two sides also exchanged ideas on ways to maintain border peace and tranquillity.
The Indian side was led by Gautam Bambawale, joint secretary in the foreign ministry, and officials from the defence and home ministries. The army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police were also represented.
The Chinese delegation was led by Wang Xiaodu, special representative in the department of boundary and oceanic affairs in the foreign ministry.
Chinese spokerperson Hong Lei made the remarks at a press briefing when asked to comment on informal dialogues on special border issues to be held next week in China between Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo and India’s National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon, Xinhua reported. Hong said reports from the dialogues will be released at a proper time.
The spokesman said the two countries have settled on several common views on dealing with border issues through friendly negotiations.
“On the basis of friendly and fair negotiations, mutual respect and understanding, we should keep pushing the border talks forward,” Hong said.
On bilateral relations, Hong described the development of the Sino-Indian partnership as healthy and steady. High-level visits are frequent, business and trade activities are making breakthroughs, and cultural exchanges have kept brisk pace, the spokesman said.
He said that as the world’s two most populous nations, China and India were both faced with significant opportunities for development, and have many mutual interests. That was why the two sides should further deepen all-round cooperation to seek common development.
India and China have held 15 rounds of boundary talks. But tensions persist.China has shown Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as part of its territory in maps on new e-passports. India countered it by issuing visa to Chinese nationals containing Indian maps including these regions.