China and India should resolve their border issues by negotiating and negotiating as common interests in both countries outweigh their differences, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday. Wang spoke at a meeting with Pradeep Kumar Rawat, India’s new ambassador to China, according to a statement issued by China’s Foreign Ministry.
China-India border disputes:
China and India are two of the largest regional countries in Asia, and they are the two most populous and one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Increasing political and economic influence has increased the importance of bilateral relations. Relations between then-China and India have been marked by border disputes, which led to three military conflicts – the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the border conflict at Nathu La and Cho. This was in 1967, and the formation of Sumdorong Chu in 1987. However, since the late 1980s, both countries have successfully rebuilt relations and economic relations.
In 2008, China became India’s largest trading partner and the two countries expanded their strategic and military ties. Since 2013, border disputes have resurfaced to form the basis of bilateral relations. In early 2018, the two armies clashed in the Doklam plain near the Bhutan-China border. From the summer of 2020, conflicts and fighting in many places throughout the Sino-Indian border increased. A major collision in the Galwan Valley resulted in the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese troops.
Apart from the growth of economic relations and strategies, there are many obstacles in India and the PRC to overcome. India faces a lot of trade inequality in favor of China. The two countries have failed to resolve their border dispute and the Indian media has repeatedly reported on the entry of Chinese troops into the Indian subcontinent. Both countries have gradually established military infrastructure in border areas including the China-India conflict of 2020. In addition, India remains wary of China’s strong bilateral relations with Pakistan, as well as China’s support for various groups in northeastern India, while China has expressed concern over Indian military and maritime economic activities in the South China Sea and anti-China handling work from Tibetan exiles.
