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China For Trilateral Summit With India, Pak


Date:- 19 Jun 2018


China on Monday said bilateral ties between New Delhi and Beijing cannot take the strain of another Doklam episode. Speaking at an event on Monday, Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui also talked about the possibility of a trilateral summit comprising India, China and Pakistan and said it could in the future help resolve bilateral issues between New Delhi and Islamabad and help maintain peace.

“If China-Russia-Mongolia trilateral is possible then why don’t we try working China-India-Pakistan out,” Luo said while addressing the media at an event of the Institute of Chinese Studies. He said some Indian friends had suggested the concept of trilateral cooperation comprising India, China and Pakistan under the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which he felt was a very Rs constructive idea’. “Maybe not now, but in the future, that is the great idea. It will help to resolve bilateral issues and help to maintain peace and tranquillity,” Luo said.

However, sources in the Indian government said that this was a personal view of the Chinese ambassador and they had no knowledge whether this was an official Chinese proposal.

Talking about the India-China relations, the Chinese envoy said that bilateral ties between the two countries cannot take the strain of another Doklam episode and emphasised the need to find a mutually acceptable solution on the boundary issue through the meetings of Special Representatives.

Luo added it is quite natural to have differences with neighbours but they need to be controlled and managed through cooperation.

“We need to narrow differences through expanding cooperation. However, it does not mean that differences would be ignored. The boundary question between our two countries was left over by history. We need to build on convergence to find a mutual acceptable solution through the Special Representatives Meeting while adopting confidence building measures to maintain the peace and tranquillity along the border,” he said.

Luo further emphasised on 5Cs- communication, cooperation, contacts, coordination and control that can help promote China-India relations.

Luo also suggested that India and China should think about signing a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. He said a draft on this was provided to the Indian side about 10 years ago.

The envoy said China will continue to promote religious exchanges and make arrangements for Indian pilgrims going to Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet. Responding to a question on India-China cooperation in Afghanistan, Luo said the two countries have identified a programme to train Afghan public servants and diplomats. “This is a first step and in future, there is more...,” he said.

The envoy also called for cooperation between India and China to coordinate each other’s positions on issues like rising protectionism globally. “Against the backdrop of anti-globalisation and rising protectionism, China and India, as major emerging market economies, are faced with the pressure of established powers. We should coordinate our positions and also explore ways to be with each other,” the envoy said without naming the US.

The US has slapped high tariffs on certain steel and aluminum products, which has led to a trade-war kind of a situation as other nations too are raising their tariff walls. He said China will import more sugar, non-Basmati rice and high quality medicines from India to reduce trade imbalance. In 2017-18, the trade-deficit (difference between imports and exports) between India and China stood at USD 63 billion. “We (China) would also like to negotiate a regional trade arrangement with India to expand trade relations,” he added.

Courtesy: The Pioneer, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 | PNS | New Delhi