In an interview with China&#39;s state-run daily Global Times, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/free-balochistan-movement-protest-in-london-against-cpec-human-rights-violations-by-pakistan-31035">India&#39;s newly-appointed ambassador to China</a> Gautam Bambawale said people in India do not have an anti-China mentality while asserting that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) &quot;violates&quot; India&#39;s territorial integrity.

Bambawale said India and <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/cpec-halted-funds-chinas-veiled-support-to-pakistan-army-26562">China have common positions</a> on several international and global issues, including climate change. The ambassador, however, was quick to point out that post-Doklam, India and China need to talk to each other and &quot;converse with each other much more than in the past.&quot;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&quot;The more we talk to each other, the easier it will become to resolve problems,&quot; the ambassador said on the contentious CPEC row, while adding that on vast majority issues, the two sides are already &quot;working together&quot;.

&quot;This should be done at many different levels, including at the leadership level, the official level, and the people-to-people level,&quot; the Indian ambassador said on the Doklam issue.

&quot;With enhanced trust and understanding will come a stronger partnership between India and China,&quot; he said, adding, &quot;we are not rivals.&quot;

Reacting to the Indian ambassador&#39;s statement, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said: &quot;China stands ready to communicate and hold talks with India to seek a proper solution so that these differences will not affect our general national interests.&quot;

&quot;This best serves the interests of the two countries,&quot; &nbsp;Chunying added.

&quot;We should not ask one party alone to solve this problem. We are willing to work with India to work with dialogue and communication for a better solution,&quot; she said.

&quot;CPEC is merely an economic cooperation project. It has not targeted any third party. We hope the Indian side can put this in perspective and we stand ready to strengthen cooperation with the Indian side,&quot; the foreign ministry spokesman said.

On the border issue, the Indian ambassador said it was important not to change the &quot;status quo&quot; and both sides needed to be clear about it.

&quot;Our interaction must be based on equality and mutual benefit,&quot; Bambawale added.

&quot;We must continue to work in tandem in our counter-terrorism efforts,&quot; he said, adding that, &quot;I would even suggest that we need to expand our cooperation in counter-terrorism.&quot;

&quot;Both countries are currently focused inward on ensuring their own economic development and social progress,&quot; he said. &quot;China is further down this road than India,&quot; the ambassador felt.

On the border issue, the ambassador said it was important not change the "status quo" and both sides needed to be clear about it.

In an interview with China's state-run daily Global Times, India's newly-appointed ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale said people in India do not have an anti-China mentality while asserting that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) "violates" India's territorial integrity. Bambawale said India and China have common positions on several international and global issues, including climate change. The ambassador, however, was quick to point out that post-Doklam, India and China need to talk to each other and "converse with each other much more than in the past." "The more we talk to each other, the easier it will become to resolve problems," the ambassador said on the contentious CPEC row, while adding that on vast majority issues, the two sides are already "working together". "This should be done at many different levels, including at the leadership level, the official level, and the people-to-people level," the Indian ambassador said on the Doklam issue. "With enhanced trust and understanding will come a stronger partnership between India and China," he said, adding, "we are not rivals." Reacting to the Indian ambassador's statement, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said: "China stands ready to communicate and hold talks with India to seek a proper solution so that these differences will not affect our general national interests." "This best serves the interests of the two countries," Chunying added. "We should not ask one party alone to solve this problem. We are willing to work with India to work with dialogue and communication for a better solution," she said. "CPEC is merely an economic cooperation project. It has not targeted any third party. We hope the Indian side can put this in perspective and we stand ready to strengthen cooperation with the Indian side," the foreign ministry spokesman said. On the border issue, the Indian ambassador said it was important not to change the "status quo" and both sides needed to be clear about it. "Our interaction must be based on equality and mutual benefit," Bambawale added. "We must continue to work in tandem in our counter-terrorism efforts," he said, adding that, "I would even suggest that we need to expand our cooperation in counter-terrorism." "Both countries are currently focused inward on ensuring their own economic development and social progress," he said. "China is further down this road than India," the ambassador felt.

Ready to work with India on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, says China

Chinese Consul General<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/post-doklam-india-china-to-hold-track-two-meeting-23250"> Ma Zhanwu said today that his country does not pose</a> a threat to any other nation, and &quot;certainly not India&quot;.

Speaking at the inaugural session <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/post-doklamindia-to-boost-infrastructure-along-india-china-border-22398">to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Cheena Bhavana</a> in Kolkata, the Consul General said: &quot;China-India relationship is not going to be a walk in the park. It is going to be difficult with ups and downs. However, we need to have confidence that we can do it.&quot;

&quot;We need to aim high. We need to have mutual trust. We need to hear from the other side as well,&quot; he added.

India and China were involved a long border standoff at Doklam for over two months which ended after both countries&nbsp;agreed to an &quot;expeditious disengagement of border personnel&quot;.

&quot;Our president had said China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansion, and will not pose any threat to anybody,&quot; Zhanwu insisted.

Even as the world focussed its attention on the Doklam crisis, India-China relations nosedived at the UN over Masood Azhar in the past year.

India has been insisting on designating Pak-based Jaish terrorist Masood Azhar a &quot;global terrorist&quot;, however, China has consistently blocked the move due to its close relations with Pakistan.

Describing China as a &quot;modern, prosperous, socialist and democratic&quot; country, Ma said it wants to make its relationship with India most vibrant, adding,&quot;We need to look at our immediate neighbours. This is true for both nations.&quot;

Zhanwu told the audience in Kolkata that&nbsp;the &quot;differences&quot; between the two countries were outweighed by their shared interest and trust.

Zhanwu ?said the "differences" between the two countries were outweighed by their shared interest and trust.

Chinese Consul General Ma Zhanwu said today that his country does not pose a threat to any other nation, and "certainly not India". Speaking at the inaugural session to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Cheena Bhavana in Kolkata, the Consul General said: "China-India relationship is not going to be a walk in the park. It is going to be difficult with ups and downs. However, we need to have confidence that we can do it." "We need to aim high. We need to have mutual trust. We need to hear from the other side as well," he added. India and China were involved a long border standoff at Doklam for over two months which ended after both countries agreed to an "expeditious disengagement of border personnel". "Our president had said China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansion, and will not pose any threat to anybody," Zhanwu insisted. Even as the world focussed its attention on the Doklam crisis, India-China relations nosedived at the UN over Masood Azhar in the past year. India has been insisting on designating Pak-based Jaish terrorist Masood Azhar a "global terrorist", however, China has consistently blocked the move due to its close relations with Pakistan. Describing China as a "modern, prosperous, socialist and democratic" country, Ma said it wants to make its relationship with India most vibrant, adding,"We need to look at our immediate neighbours. This is true for both nations." Zhanwu told the audience in Kolkata that the "differences" between the two countries were outweighed by their shared interest and trust.

China-India relationship is not going to be a walk in the park: Chinese Consul General in India

In a remarkable shift, China&#39;s <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/sushma-swaraj-lied-to-parliamentarians-in-india-says-chinas-state-run-global-times-18151">state-run Global Times acknowledged India&#39;s rise as a retail</a> superpower and offered China&#39;s help to push &quot;for bilateral cooperation in areas such as finance, investment and Internet-based infrastructure&quot;.

The Chinese daily which is seen as a mouthpiece <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-japan-intimacy-poses-no-real-threat-to-china-says-chinas-state-run-daily-global-times-20211">of the government representing &quot;</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-japan-intimacy-poses-no-real-threat-to-china-says-chinas-state-run-daily-global-times-20211">right wing</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-japan-intimacy-poses-no-real-threat-to-china-says-chinas-state-run-daily-global-times-20211"> views&quot;</a> in a mellowed tone said, &quot;India is creating a consumer market increasingly tied into high-technology consumption and the Internet economy.&quot;&nbsp;

&quot;According to media reports, India-based online marketplace Paytm Mall and its main backer, Chinese giant Alibaba Group, are gearing up to invest in Indian online grocer BigBasket. This is the latest example of high-profile collaboration, and it shows that the prosperous market in India needs Chinese companies&#39; capital and marketing experience,&quot; the daily wrote in its business section.

&quot;Much remains to be done in India, especially in terms of opening up the market and unification of regulations. China, as a forerunner, is willing to offer help,&quot; the Chinese daily said.

The daily had hit out against India during the Doklam standoff and <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/india-must-avoid-focus-on-south-china-sea-chinese-daily-4603">had warned India against &quot;unnecessary entanglement&quot; in the South China Sea</a> dispute last year, however, post-Doklam and<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/brics-summit-day-2-pm-modi-president-xi-set-to-meet-today-19868"> Modi&#39;s meeting with President Xi in Beijing during the BRICS summit last month</a>, the daily seems to have changed tracks focusing on areas where India and China can cooperate especially in technology and infrastructure development.&nbsp;

The daily had hit out against India during the Doklam standoff

In a remarkable shift, China's state-run Global Times acknowledged India's rise as a retail superpower and offered China's help to push "for bilateral cooperation in areas such as finance, investment and Internet-based infrastructure". The Chinese daily which is seen as a mouthpiece of the government representing "right wing views" in a mellowed tone said, "India is creating a consumer market increasingly tied into high-technology consumption and the Internet economy." "According to media reports, India-based online marketplace Paytm Mall and its main backer, Chinese giant Alibaba Group, are gearing up to invest in Indian online grocer BigBasket. This is the latest example of high-profile collaboration, and it shows that the prosperous market in India needs Chinese companies' capital and marketing experience," the daily wrote in its business section. "Much remains to be done in India, especially in terms of opening up the market and unification of regulations. China, as a forerunner, is willing to offer help," the Chinese daily said. The daily had hit out against India during the Doklam standoff and had warned India against "unnecessary entanglement" in the South China Sea dispute last year, however, post-Doklam and Modi's meeting with President Xi in Beijing during the BRICS summit last month, the daily seems to have changed tracks focusing on areas where India and China can cooperate especially in technology and infrastructure development.

India a retail power, China ready to offer help, says state-run Daily Times

China on Friday said that it supports India and other countries on the issue of terrorism but sees bilateral between the two nations more important.

&ldquo;I&rsquo;m happy to see the Indian Foreign Secretary in Beijing, discussions are still on. China supports India and others countries over terrorism. These issues are important, but bilateral cooperation are more important,&rdquo; Chinese ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui told ANI with regard to China&rsquo;s stand on Jaish-e-Mohammad leader Masood Azhar.

He said China is against any form of terror activities and stands with the international community in taking concrete counter-measures to neutralize the threat.

The Chinese envoy also requested the media to cover matters between the two countries positively.

India on Wednesday told China that the onus of imposing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) 1267 Committee sanctions on Jaish-e-Mohammad leader and terrorist Masood Azhar is not only New Delhi&#39;s alone but is supported by several countries around the world.

Speaking to media after discussions with the Chinese leadership, foreign secretary S&nbsp;Jaishankar said, &quot; On the issue of the 1267 Committee sanctions on Masood Azhar, we again explained to them the rationale for that application and pointed out today that this was really being pursued by other countries, not by India alone.&quot;

&quot;The fact that other countries were pressing this application showed that there was broad international support for this and concerns about Masood Azhar&#39;s activities,&quot; he added.

Foreign secretary Jaishankar said the Masood Azhar issue was raised during his restructured strategic dialogue with Executive Vice Minister in the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhang Yesui as also with State Counsellor Yang Jiechi.

&quot;Masood Azhar&#39;s actions are &quot;well documented&quot; and &quot;burden of proof&quot; is not on India,&quot; Jaishankar said with regard to the Chinese government&#39;s repeated demand for &quot;solid evidence&quot; to declare the latter a global terrorist.

In effect, India dismissed China&#39;s contention that it has not furnished enough evidence against Pakistan-based Azhar.

China&#39;s efforts to block moves to sanction Azhar at the UN, despite its &quot;principled&quot; stand on counter-terrorism, was a political decision, the Indian Foreign Secretary said.

Jaishankar made it clear to senior Chinese officials that the international community is convinced of Azhar&#39;s culpability and it was the United States, the United Kingdom, and France which had moved the latest proposal at the UN?Security Council to get the Jaish-e-Mohammad chief proscribed.

&quot;Correct. There isn&#39;t a consensus because China hasn&#39;t joined it,&quot; Jaishankar had said earlier at a briefing for Beijing-based Indian media when asked about the issue. India&#39;s understanding is that there is &quot;overwhelming support&quot; in the world community for its position.

Jaishankar said China&#39;s principles on counter-terrorism, otherwise &quot;unexceptionable&quot;, were weighed down by procedural requirements, the political context in which it has taken place and the surety of the matter in the context of Azhar.

&quot;We pointed out that this time around, it&#39;s not India but other countries (which mooted the proposal). So, there is a body of world opinion out there (against Azhar),&quot; Jaishankar said.&nbsp;

(ANI)

Luo Zhaohui said China is against any form of terror activities and that it supports India and others countries over terrorism

China on Friday said that it supports India and other countries on the issue of terrorism but sees bilateral between the two nations more important. “I’m happy to see the Indian Foreign Secretary in Beijing, discussions are still on. China supports India and others countries over terrorism. These issues are important, but bilateral cooperation are more important,” Chinese ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui told ANI with regard to China’s stand on Jaish-e-Mohammad leader Masood Azhar. He said China is against any form of terror activities and stands with the international community in taking concrete counter-measures to neutralize the threat. The Chinese envoy also requested the media to cover matters between the two countries positively. India on Wednesday told China that the onus of imposing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) 1267 Committee sanctions on Jaish-e-Mohammad leader and terrorist Masood Azhar is not only New Delhi's alone but is supported by several countries around the world. Speaking to media after discussions with the Chinese leadership, foreign secretary S Jaishankar said, " On the issue of the 1267 Committee sanctions on Masood Azhar, we again explained to them the rationale for that application and pointed out today that this was really being pursued by other countries, not by India alone." "The fact that other countries were pressing this application showed that there was broad international support for this and concerns about Masood Azhar's activities," he added. Foreign secretary Jaishankar said the Masood Azhar issue was raised during his restructured strategic dialogue with Executive Vice Minister in the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhang Yesui as also with State Counsellor Yang Jiechi. "Masood Azhar's actions are "well documented" and "burden of proof" is not on India," Jaishankar said with regard to the Chinese government's repeated demand for "solid evidence" to declare the latter a global terrorist. In effect, India dismissed China's contention that it has not furnished enough evidence against Pakistan-based Azhar. China's efforts to block moves to sanction Azhar at the UN, despite its "principled" stand on counter-terrorism, was a political decision, the Indian Foreign Secretary said. Jaishankar made it clear to senior Chinese officials that the international community is convinced of Azhar's culpability and it was the United States, the United Kingdom, and France which had moved the latest proposal at the UN?Security Council to get the Jaish-e-Mohammad chief proscribed. "Correct. There isn't a consensus because China hasn't joined it," Jaishankar had said earlier at a briefing for Beijing-based Indian media when asked about the issue. India's understanding is that there is "overwhelming support" in the world community for its position. Jaishankar said China's principles on counter-terrorism, otherwise "unexceptionable", were weighed down by procedural requirements, the political context in which it has taken place and the surety of the matter in the context of Azhar. "We pointed out that this time around, it's not India but other countries (which mooted the proposal). So, there is a body of world opinion out there (against Azhar)," Jaishankar said. (ANI)

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