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The next 24-48 hours is said to be vital for the announcement of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s likely visit to India for an informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Although there has been no official confirmation from Beijing yet, sources have told The Indian Express that both the countries will make the announcement once the confirmation comes through.
China’s Ambassador to India Sun Weidong on Sunday, 6 October, took to Twitter to express his content with the steady progress of the relationship between the two nations.
Commenting on the Chinese President’s visit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asked media to be ‘a little patient on that matter.’
Reports have also emerged about President Jinping’s visit to Kathmandu while news agency PTI reported that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan would be visiting China starting Tuesday, 8 October.
THE OBSTACLES
While Chinese ambassador Sun Weidong might be happy about the ‘steady relations’ between the two countries, on Saturday India lodged a strong protest against China over its comments on Kashmir, reported The Indian Express.
The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing had said that China would stand by Pakistan on the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
India has viewed this statement as a deviance from Beijing’s stance on the Kashmir issue and considers it as an interference in the country’s internal matters and “not keeping in spirit” with the Chinese president’s proposed visit.
There has been no official response from China yet, however, the report quoted Chinese government sources as saying:
(With Inputs from The Indian Express)
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