Chinese businesses have invested over USD 50 billion and created nearly 200,000 local jobs in countries that are participating, he said.On the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) he said it has become "the most popular international public goods programme".Wang Dehua also said persistent and honest talks between the two sides may help sort out differences on BRI.He reiterated that "war is by no means acceptable" in dealing with the nuclear issue related to North Korea, stressing that the possibility of negotiations remains. CPEC is a part of the BRI.The over two-month Dokalam standoff ended on August 28 after Chinese troops stopped building a key road close to Indias Chicken Neck corridor."China and India have China Recycled Fabrics suppliers far greater shared strategic interests than differences, and far greater needs for cooperation than partial friction," he said.China also continues to oppose Indias bid to enter the NSG primarily on the grounds that New Delhi is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The road was being built by China in an area also claimed by Bhutan.The US needs to understand and accept a China that is following its own path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, one suited to its own conditions," official media quoted him as saying.
On Wangs visit to Delhi, Chinese think tanks said RIC foreign ministers meeting offers Beijing and New Delhi an opportunity for face-to-face communication, which will effectively help both sides step out of the shadow of the Dokalam standoff.On ties with the US, he said "China is willing, on the basis of mutual respect, to live peacefully with the American superpower.The references to India by Wang were part of a lengthy speech about Chinas diplomatic achievements in 2017 and its relations in 2017 with various countries including the US, Russia, Japan and countries in the disputed South China Sea region. Wang said China needs to create a more favourable external environment and stronger external impetus to create a moderately prosperous society in all respects.Wangs visit to Delhi is expected to be followed by top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechis trip later in December to attend the 20th round of China-India boundary talks."Admittedly, the past months have witnessed a downbeat narrative between the neighbours rather than a positive one, but with the meeting, China and India will send a message to the world that they will return to a stable and peaceful track," said Qian Feng, an analyst at the Chinese Association for South Asian Studies told state-run Global Times.He said the China-Russia relationship has become a major cornerstone for world peace and stability, fairness and justice, and win-win cooperation..He said India-China strategic interests outweigh differences and "partial friction".Yang along with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, is the designated special representative for the border talks scheduled for later in December.
Ahead of his visit to India to attend the Russia-India-China (RIC) foreign ministers meeting to be held in New Delhi, Monday during which he would also hold talks with top Indian officials, Wang said China always values good neighbourliness and friendship between the two countries as "we are each others big neighbours and ancient civilisations". India had objected to the construction highlighting its security concerns.The 19th CPC National Congress had charted the course for Chinas external relations.In his address, at the symposium themed on international developments and Chinas diplomacy in 2017, Wang spoke about Chinas foreign policy outlook enunciated by the once-in-five-years Congress of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) held in October.Wangs visit to New Delhi is the first by a top Chinese official to India after the 73 day Dokalam standoff and after the commencement of the second five-year term of President Xi Jinping."We have handled the issue of cross-border incursions by the Indian border troops into Chinas Donglang (Dokalam) area through diplomatic measures," Wang told a symposium here last week, maintaining Beijings stand.
China and India have disagreements on counter-terrorism especially when it involves Pakistan, and China is unlikely to give up its stance on this issue during this meeting, Wang Dehua, head of the Institute for South and Central Asian Studies, told the daily. Both officials are also mandated to discuss the state of the entire gamut of bilateral ties.As long as China and India continue to engage in in-depth strategic communication and promptly dispel strategic misgivings, the strategic value of bilateral cooperation will be presented more clearly to the people, there will be a "prospect of the dragon and the elephant dancing together with 1 + 1 = 11 outlook," Wang said.India has objected to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as it traverses through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)."For Chinas diplomacy in the new era, we will take a longer and broader perspective and be even more open-minded and resourceful," he said.China has opposed Indias moves to get Jaish-e-Muhammad leader Masood Azhar listed as a terrorist by the UN."Through diplomatic means, the Indian side withdrew its equipment and personnel which reflected the value and importance of China-India relations and demonstrated sincerity and responsibility of maintaining regional peace and stability," he said in his speech in Chinese posted on the website of the foreign ministry.Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yihas said India and Chinas strategic interests outweigh "partial frictions" and handling of the Dokalam standoff through diplomatic means reflects the importance of bilateral ties.
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