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BEIJING: Gearing up for his visit to India for the 15th round of boundary talks, top Chinese diplomat Dai Bingguo today said the two countries should handle differences "wisely, calmly and properly" to prevent them from becoming "barriers" in improvement of ties.
The boundary talks are set to be held next week after being postponed in November over China's objections to the presence of the Dalai Lama at a Buddhist conference in New Delhi.
"We should deepen cooperation and coordination, enhance cooperation in international and regional affairs... We should think and act in the interest of overall China-India relationship," Dai, designated higher than the foreign minister said at a meeting held in the newly-built Indian embassy here.
His remarks came after a series of incidents in recent days have again sparked tensions between the two sides.
"We need to handle the issues between the two countries wisely, calmly and properly and prevent them from becoming barriers between our two countries for obstacles to bilateral relations.
"Instead we should handle them successfully so that they promote progress in our bilateral relations," he said apparently referring to recurring hiccups in the ties.
Dai, whose is also the designated Special Representative of Sino-India border dispute virtually ever since the talks began will be taking part in the 15th round of border talks along with National Security Advisor, Shivshankar Menon on January 17.
Recently, problems arose after China declined visa to an IAF officer, who was to be part of a defence exchange on grounds that he was from Arunachal Pradesh. India cut down the size of the defence delegation from 30 to 15.
The two countries also defused the crisis arising out of the illegal detention of two Indians in the business hub of Yiwu and the manhandling of an Indian diplomat.
In a placating mood, Dai joked with Indian newsmen over the chances of the two countries signing an agreement to resolve the differences over borders, saying that he was "ready to sign the agreement whenever Menon is ready".
A veteran diplomat for China several decades, Dai said he was privileged to attend all three premises of the Indian Embassy ever since it opened its mission in Beijing in 1950.
"I remember I have visited all the three premises of the Indian Chancery in China and this one is the best so far, everyone has been better than the previous one just like our relations which kept growing year after year," he said.
The embassy has moved to very Indian-style sprawling mission here this week. The Embassy has arranged a special function to mark the end of 2011 as the Year of Exchanges during which leaders of both sides met several times.
"The year of China-India exchange has indeed been a great beginning of China-India relations of the 21th century. Our bilateral relationship is on right track," Dai said, pointing out how bilateral trade crossed USD 67 billion this year.
"It is clear that the world is undergoing profound and complex changes. Rapid development of China-India and other emerging developing countries is one of the most important changes with profound implications," he said.
Both Premiers Wen Jiabao and Manmohan Singh have said on a number of occasions that there is enough room in the world for China and India to develop together and enough areas for China and India to work together, Dai said.
"I believe the primary task of the both countries is to focus on national development and ensure a peaceful, well off and happy life for the 2.5 billion Chinese and Indian people and to make our relations even better to achieve peaceful national development," Dai said.
"Looking ahead China-India relations will be increasingly important for our two countries, the region and the world. We must follow the call of our times for peace and development bearing in minds the interest of the Chinese and Indian people and our overall relations," Dai said.
He called for maintaining high level exchanges, step up dialogue and communication, deepen political trust and forever be good neighbours, good friends and good partners.
"We should expand practical cooperation in economy, trade, finance and infrastructure, IT and green economy and so on," he said.
"We should increase common interests for win-win outcomes. We should strengthen people to people and cultural exchanges," he said.
Indian Ambassador to China, S Jaishankar spoke of numerous visits of Indian leaders to China last year, including Singh, Chief Ministers of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat besides various central Ministers.
India also started teaching Chinese language in Indian schools this year.
"These activities reflect the strategic direction our ties of what is possible between two neighbours. Certainly we have our share of challenges. A settlement of boundary question will awaits us.
"A fairer and balanced economic relationship is also necessary. We must remain continuously sensitive to mutual concerns," he said.
Building commonalities while managing differences is the way forward, he said.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...ely-chinese-diplomat/articleshow/11451636.cms
The boundary talks are set to be held next week after being postponed in November over China's objections to the presence of the Dalai Lama at a Buddhist conference in New Delhi.
"We should deepen cooperation and coordination, enhance cooperation in international and regional affairs... We should think and act in the interest of overall China-India relationship," Dai, designated higher than the foreign minister said at a meeting held in the newly-built Indian embassy here.
His remarks came after a series of incidents in recent days have again sparked tensions between the two sides.
"We need to handle the issues between the two countries wisely, calmly and properly and prevent them from becoming barriers between our two countries for obstacles to bilateral relations.
"Instead we should handle them successfully so that they promote progress in our bilateral relations," he said apparently referring to recurring hiccups in the ties.
Dai, whose is also the designated Special Representative of Sino-India border dispute virtually ever since the talks began will be taking part in the 15th round of border talks along with National Security Advisor, Shivshankar Menon on January 17.
Recently, problems arose after China declined visa to an IAF officer, who was to be part of a defence exchange on grounds that he was from Arunachal Pradesh. India cut down the size of the defence delegation from 30 to 15.
The two countries also defused the crisis arising out of the illegal detention of two Indians in the business hub of Yiwu and the manhandling of an Indian diplomat.
In a placating mood, Dai joked with Indian newsmen over the chances of the two countries signing an agreement to resolve the differences over borders, saying that he was "ready to sign the agreement whenever Menon is ready".
A veteran diplomat for China several decades, Dai said he was privileged to attend all three premises of the Indian Embassy ever since it opened its mission in Beijing in 1950.
"I remember I have visited all the three premises of the Indian Chancery in China and this one is the best so far, everyone has been better than the previous one just like our relations which kept growing year after year," he said.
The embassy has moved to very Indian-style sprawling mission here this week. The Embassy has arranged a special function to mark the end of 2011 as the Year of Exchanges during which leaders of both sides met several times.
"The year of China-India exchange has indeed been a great beginning of China-India relations of the 21th century. Our bilateral relationship is on right track," Dai said, pointing out how bilateral trade crossed USD 67 billion this year.
"It is clear that the world is undergoing profound and complex changes. Rapid development of China-India and other emerging developing countries is one of the most important changes with profound implications," he said.
Both Premiers Wen Jiabao and Manmohan Singh have said on a number of occasions that there is enough room in the world for China and India to develop together and enough areas for China and India to work together, Dai said.
"I believe the primary task of the both countries is to focus on national development and ensure a peaceful, well off and happy life for the 2.5 billion Chinese and Indian people and to make our relations even better to achieve peaceful national development," Dai said.
"Looking ahead China-India relations will be increasingly important for our two countries, the region and the world. We must follow the call of our times for peace and development bearing in minds the interest of the Chinese and Indian people and our overall relations," Dai said.
He called for maintaining high level exchanges, step up dialogue and communication, deepen political trust and forever be good neighbours, good friends and good partners.
"We should expand practical cooperation in economy, trade, finance and infrastructure, IT and green economy and so on," he said.
"We should increase common interests for win-win outcomes. We should strengthen people to people and cultural exchanges," he said.
Indian Ambassador to China, S Jaishankar spoke of numerous visits of Indian leaders to China last year, including Singh, Chief Ministers of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat besides various central Ministers.
India also started teaching Chinese language in Indian schools this year.
"These activities reflect the strategic direction our ties of what is possible between two neighbours. Certainly we have our share of challenges. A settlement of boundary question will awaits us.
"A fairer and balanced economic relationship is also necessary. We must remain continuously sensitive to mutual concerns," he said.
Building commonalities while managing differences is the way forward, he said.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...ely-chinese-diplomat/articleshow/11451636.cms
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