New Delhi: Noting that China and India are the two biggest developing countries in the world and both have the responsibility of improving the livelihood of people, China’s Ambassador to India Xu Feihong said that President Xi Jinping and PM Modi have reached many important consensus which means that the two countries are not competitors but cooperators and are development partners, not threats.
“China and India are the two biggest and developing countries in the world. Both of us have the important responsibilities of developing the economy and improving the livelihood of people. China is determined to build itself into a great modern socialist country by the middle of this century and India has a vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047… For a long time, China and India had a very close cooperation – in 1950s, China and India put forth the five principles of peaceful coexistence, which have become basic norms of international relations and also fundamental principles of international law, which have made historical contributions for greater cause of human progress,” Xu Feihong told reporters.
“In the new era, President Xi Jinping and PM Modi have reached many important consensus – that means China and India are not competitors but cooperators. We are developmental partners, not threats. This consensus provides guidelines for our bilateral relations… We have enough wisdom and capabilities for the right path and to get along with each other,” he added.
Earlier, speaking at an event here, the Chinese Ambassador said that India is implementing initiatives such as “Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India)” and “Make in India” and is committed to becoming a global manufacturing hub.
“China is advancing Chinese modernisation on all fronts and promoting high-standard opening up, which will provide new cooperation opportunities to all countries including India. We are willing to strengthen exchanges of modernisation experience with India, jointly make the cake of cooperation bigger, and better benefit the two countries and two peoples. The economic and trade structures of China and India are highly complementary. We welcome more Indian commodities to enter the Chinese market, and more Indian enterprises to invest in China. It is hoped that the Indian side could provide a sound business environment for the Chinese enterprises in India. The foundation of China-India people-to-people friendship is profound,” he said.
The Chinese envoy said that since 1990s, India has actively promoted economic and social reforms.
“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the Indian government put forward the policy of ‘Reform, Perform and Transform’, and India’s economy maintains rapid development and people’s living standards improve continuously. I would congratulate on the achievements India has made through reforms. Only China and India can understand how many efforts should be made to promote reform in a country with a population of 1.4 billion. We are willing to enhance experience-sharing on reforms with the Indian side, synergise our development strategies, learn from each other’s strengths and make progress together,” he said.
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