India - China: Relations And Developments

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"<b>We are sincere friends</b>" <!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Beijing: While claiming "active progress" in resolving the border issue, China on Monday said President Hu Jintao's visit to India would send an important message to the world that the two countries were "sincere friends and partners."

"We want to send an important message to the international community that China and India are sincere friends, partners for cooperation," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu told PTI here.

<b>Asked about the boundary issue and China's reported claim on Tawang, a Buddhist city in Arunachal Pradesh, Ms. Jiang declined comment.

However, Ms. Jiang claimed that China and India had made "active" progress on the boundary issue.</b> — PTI
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