Focus more on common grounds: Chinese envoy
Niu Qingbao, Consul-General, Consulate of China, Mumbai, said here on Thursday that the common grounds between India and China far outweighed disputes and both countries should look forward to enhancing cooperation, communication and strategic partnership for the benefit of their people.
He was speaking after inaugurating a three-day International Conference on China (CoC 2012) on ‘The Rise of China: Policy Parameters and Prospects’, organised by the Institute for Contemporary Chinese Studies at the Mahatma Gandhi University.
Referring to the Indo-China war of 1962, Mr. Qingbao said the seeds of rivalry between the two countries had been sown by European colonial powers under whom both the countries had suffered.
“The root of our disputes, the so-called McMahon Line, was the outcome of British colonialisation of India and the British aggression of China.
The countries had been victims of Western imperialism and bullying,” he said.
According to him, China regarded India as a friendly neighbour and a strategic partner in regional and international affairs.
The countries at present cooperate with each other in diverse fields.
