A coming together of dreams - The Hindu

28th May 2014 -  Link

This article is written by the Chinese ambassador Wei Wei and expresses his point of view as to how both nations should increase cooperation and built strong relationships serving common interests.

China-India relations will be embarking on a new starting point upon the formation of the new Indian government. The two sides should seize the opportunity to promote smooth transition of bilateral relations and inject new impetus into the China-India strategic and cooperative partnership.

How China plans to improve bilateral relations( according to Wei Wei)

1. We should maintain high-level exchanges: 

• The Chinese side has invited Indian leaders to participate in the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (Panchsheel) in Beijing next month.
• A series of high-level visits between the two countries will be carried out in the second half of this year.
• The two sides are discussing bilateral meetings between the two leaderships on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brazil and on other multilateral occasions.

2.We should expand pragmatic cooperation in all fields: 

• The Chinese side is willing to actively participate in India’s development in infrastructure, manufacturing and agricultural fields with focus on promoting cooperation on major projects such as railways and industrial parks. 
• The Chinese side will encourage Chinese companies with adequate capacity and good reputation to expand their investment in India, and also welcome Indian entrepreneurs to explore business opportunities in the Chinese market.

3.We should expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges: 

This is the Year of China-India Friendly Exchanges , the Chinese side expects to take this opportunity to carry out the mutual visits by 100-youth delegations and actively promote cooperation between China-India sister cities so as to improve mutual understanding and trust between the two peoples. 

4.We should enhance cooperation in regional and international affairs: 

The Chinese side would like to maintain close communication and coordination with the Indian side on major regional and international issues and conduct pragmatic cooperation under the frameworks of BRICS, China-Russian-India cooperation, G20 and East Asia Summit, so as to safeguard the common interests of the developing countries and work for a more democratic and rational international political and economic order. 

5.We should properly handle the divergences between the two countries: The Chinese side is willing to import more products from India for a balanced trade relationship between India and China.

His Conclusion:

China’s new leadership has advocated the Chinese Dream of realising the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Indian leaders also proposed the Indian Dream of achieving inclusive development. The Chinese and Indian dreams are interconnected and mutually compatible, representing the shared aspiration of our 2.5 billion people together. We have every reason to believe that as long as China and India join hands to pursue common development, we will realise our beautiful dreams and make new positive contributions to peace, stability and prosperity in Asia, and the world at large.