India ‘eternal neighbour’, must jointly create ‘the Asian century’: China

NEW DELHI: India and China maintained communication through diplomatic and military channels to move the border situation from “emergency response to normalised management” and control, Chinese charge d’affaires Ma Jia said.
While China claims that the border situation in eastern Ladakh is returning to normal, India has maintained that it won’t resume normal bilateral exchanges till the military standoff at the remaining friction points is resolved.
“Going forward, we hope that the two sides will follow the important consensus reached by the two leaders and translate it into concerted actions taken by all departments and in all fields, so as to bring China-India relations back to the track of sound and steady development at an early date,” said Ma, speaking on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
Ma, who has been heading the embassy for over a year now in the absence of an ambassador, said China hoped to properly manage and handle differences and sensitive issues.
“We hope to firmly stick to the correct direction of China-India relations. China and India are eternal neighbors who need to accurately understand each other’s strategic intentions, and to support and contribute to each other’s success instead of undermining and doubting each other,” she said.
“We need to jointly oppose zero-sum games and keep our region away from geopolitical calculations. China and India have the ability and wisdom to find a way for friendly coexistence between neighboring major countries and jointly create the “Asian Century,” added Ma.