The talks are being held ahead of PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping's meet, the fourth one this year, to be held on the sidelines of G20
The 21st Special Representative (SR) border talks between China-India are set to take place on November 23 and 24. The SR talks on border issues between India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China's state councillor and foreign minister Wang Yi will happen in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
The talks are being held ahead of PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping's meet, the fourth one this year, to be held on the sidelines of G20.
Announcing the visit, the Chinese foreign minister's spokesperson Geng Shuang said, "Two sides attach great importance to it. The two Special Representatives will have an in-depth exchange of views on border-related issues. They will follow the guidance of the consensus reached by the two leaders bearing in mind the general picture of bilateral ties and benefits of the two peoples on the basis of the outcomes that have been achieved to actively promote the negotiations. At the same time, will promptly manage differences and uphold the peace and tranquillity of the border areas."
This meeting is the first meeting after State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi took over as special representative. The SR talks this year are happening in the backdrop of three meetings between PM Modi and Jinping, including the famous informal Wuhan summit.
Shuang added, "Under the strategic guidance of the two leaders, China-India relations have maintained a sound growth with ever-deepening exchanges and cooperation in all areas. The two sides have maintained close communication and correlation in border related affairs. We have promptly managed differences through dialogue and consultation. The border areas have on the whole maintained stability."
The 20th SR talks took place in Delhi in 2017 with the meeting between NSA Doval and the then Chinese special representative Yang Jiechi. Back then, the talks took place under the shadow of the Doklam crisis. SR talks, a mechanism that came into existence in 2003, happens alternatively between India and China every year.
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The 20th SR talks took place in Delhi in 2017 with the meeting between NSA Doval and the then Chinese special representative Yang Jiechi. Back then, the talks took place under the shadow of the Doklam crisis. SR talks, a mechanism that came into existence in 2003, happens alternatively between India and China every year
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