Dragon-elephant duet: Xi Jinping’s congratulatory message to Prez Murmu on 75th anniv of India-China ties

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his congratulatory message to President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday, which marked the 75th anniversary of establishment of bilateral relations, said that China and India should work more closely together. He said that the relationship between China and India should “realize a cooperative pas de deux of the dragon and the elephant, which completely serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples”.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang also sent a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. President Xi, in his message, said that both nations should view and handle bilateral ties from a “strategic and long-term perspective, and seek ways for neighboring major countries to get along in peaceful coexistence, mutual trust and mutual benefit, and common development”.

Terming China and India “ancient civilizations, major developing countries and important members of the Global South”, Xi noted that both countries are at a critical stage in their respective modernization drive.

A statement issued by the Chinese Ambassador in India, Xu Feihong stated, “President Xi Jinping exchanges congratulatory messages with President Droupadi Murmu on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and India. President Xi pointed out that China and India are both ancient civilizations, major developing countries and important members of Global South. Both countries are at a critical stage in their respective modernization drive”.

President Xi Jinping exchanges congratulatory messages with President Droupadi Murmu on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and India.