‘India, China must go beyond bilateral ties’
Context
The 20th round of Special Representative talks b/w India & China
What was discussed?
- They discussed enhancing confidence-building measures and an “early settlement” of the boundary issue
- The talks were referred repeatedly to the consensus reached by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the subject of bettering ties
Significance
- The meeting also comes after a quadrilateral meeting of India-US-Japan-Australia, which China had expressed concerns about. Mr. Yang’s visit acquires additional significance as his stature has risen in China’s official hierarchy following the recent 19th Party Congress
- Unlike Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who continues his presence in the Central Committee of the CPCMr. Yang has been elevated to the 25-member Politburo.
