BEIJING – In his first direct comments on relations with India, China’s new leader Xi Jinping has assured Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that his country would pay “great importance” to developing bilateral ties as their cooperation has brought “substantial benefits” to both sides.
“China will, as it has been doing, pay great importance to developing relations with India and expects to carry out close cooperation with India to create a brighter future of their bilateral relations,” Xi wrote in a letter to Singh which was delivered to him by top Chinese diplomat Dai Bingguo in New Delhi on January 11.
“China-India relations have maintained stable development in the past few years, which has brought about substantial benefits to the two countries,” state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Xi as saying.
