China hopes Swaraj’s visit will reset focus on Sino-India ties

Beijing: After the din created by the US President’s visit to India with apprehensions here that it was aimed at driving a wedge in Sino-Indian relations, China hopes External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s forthcoming visit will bring back the focus on bilateral ties and crystallise a possible visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Western media reported at length about the upturn of India-US ties and the “shadow” of China looming over Obama’s visit as Washington views India as a potential counterweight in Asia to China, the state-run China Daily said, pointing to references to South China Sea disputes.

Besides holding talks with her counterpart Wang Yi, Swaraj will be meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping who after his high-profile visit to India last year looking forward for a reciprocal visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the next few months during which he would take him to historic city of Xian, the capital of his home province Shaanxi.