Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin—their first in-person engagement in China in seven years.First visit to China in seven years for PM Modi, timed during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, marking a notable thaw in bilateral relations after the 2020 border clashes.
Both leaders asserted their nations are “partners, not rivals.” Modi emphasized that “the interests of 2.8 billion people of both countries are linked”, while Xi described fostering friendly ties as the “right choice” and likened the two nations to the “dragon and elephant coming together.”
Modi highlighted that an “atmosphere of peace and stability” has been restored following troop disengagement at key border areas.
