US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has raised concern over Beijing's coercion against Taiwan during a phone call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Focus Taiwan reported citing the US Department of State.
Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi on Wednesday held a meeting and working lunch with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, with their discussions focused on a wide range of issues, including economic cooperation, security concerns in the East China and South China Seas, and regio
Disputes persist between China and Japan with "intrusion of Chinese vessels into Japanese territorial waters around the Tokyo-governed, Beijing-claimed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, as well as the detention of Japanese nationals over espionage allegations," Kyodo News reported.
MEA said that India and China have reaffirmed their commitment to explore a "fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable framework" for the settlement of the boundary question in accordance with the political parameters and guiding principles agreed in 2005.
National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval on Wednesday highlighted India-China border issues and stated that New Delhi is willing to maintain fruitful communication with Beijing in a pragmatic manner adding that the nation aims to continuously accumulate conditions for "final resolution."
The meeting was attended by Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor, and Wang Yi, China's Foreign Minister and Member of the CPC Central Committee. Doval also invited Wang Yi to visit India at a mutually convenient date to hold the next round of SR meeting.
Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong expressed on Wednesday that China is ready to work with India and put into action the understandings between the Indian and Chinese leaders. The comments come ahead of the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives between National Security Advisor
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian, during a press briefing on Tuesday, also emphasised the need to respect each other's core interests and major concerns, strengthen mutual trust through dialogue and communication and properly settle differences with sincerity and good faith.
Chinese President Xi Jinping put forth important propositions on improving China-India relations during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS Summit in Kaza, Russia.
During the meeting, the two Special Representatives will discuss the management of peace and tranquility in the border areas and explore a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution to the boundary question, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) press release.
Notably, NSA Doval is India's Special Representative on the India-China boundary question and Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee is the Special Representative of China on the same.