China-India Ties See Thaw as Chinese Foreign Minister Visits New Delhi

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up a two-day visit to India after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit may signal thawing ties between New Delhi and Beijing after half a decade of heightened tensions.

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00:00After five years of frigid relations, there seems to be a thaw in China-India ties.

00:06Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up a two-day visit to India, meeting with Indian

00:11Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

00:17This is a significant diplomatic development in the region as border disputes cast a shadow

00:22over bilateral relations.

00:25In 2020, Indian and Chinese troops clashed at their shared border, leaving dozens of

00:30soldiers dead.

00:31Both Modi and Wang expressed willingness to rebuild ties.

00:35Modi also accepted an invitation to attend a summit in China later this month.

00:41But there was one aspect of Wang's visit that China and India might not agree on, and

00:46that's Taiwan.

00:47In a statement, the Chinese side said that India recognized Beijing's claim that Taiwan

00:53is part of China.

00:55The Indian Foreign Ministry quickly said in its own statement that there was no change

00:59in the country's position on the issue, and that New Delhi has a relationship with Taipei

01:04that focuses on economic, technological and cultural connections.

01:09Taiwan was quick to condemn China for distorting information.

01:12This meeting between China and India comes at a time when both countries are facing heightened

01:19tensions with the United States over President Donald Trump's tariff policies.

01:23The two biggest countries in the world may be trying to build bridges in the face of challenges

01:30presented by the world's biggest economy.

01:31This meeting between China and India comes at a time when both countries are facing heightened

01:36tensions with the United States over President Donald Trump's tariff policies.

01:42The two biggest countries in the world may be trying to build bridges in the face of challenges

01:46the world's biggest economy, Howard Zong and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.

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