AdvertisementAdvertisementEast AsiaChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is welcomed by an Indian foreign ministry official upon his arrival at the airport in New Delhi, India, on Aug 18, 2025. (File photo: Indian Foreign Ministry on X via AP)19 Aug 2025 11:04AM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST BEIJING: Relations between China and India are on a "positive trend" towards cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, according to a readout of the meeting published on Tuesday (Aug 19).The world's two most populous nations are intense rivals competing for influence across South Asia, and fought a deadly border clash in 2020.India is also part of the Quad security alliance with the United States, Australia and Japan, which is seen as a counter to China.But caught in global trade and geopolitical turbulence triggered by US President Donald Trump's tariff war, the countries have moved to mend ties.During talks on Monday with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's foreign minister, Wang said the two countries should "view each other as partners and opportunities, rather than adversaries or threats".He pointed to the resumption of "dialogue at all levels" and "maintenance of peace and tranquillity in border areas" as evidence that bilateral ties were on a "positive trend of returning to the main path of cooperation".Wang is also expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his three-day visit.India, China envoys discuss border peace, trade to boost cooperationIndia and China eye border trade resumptionIndia’s tourism sector gears up for the return of Chinese travellersAccording to Indian media, Modi might visit China this month, which would be his first trip since 2018.Relations have improved since October, when Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for the first time in five years in Russia.Chinese and Indian officials have said in recent weeks that the two countries were discussing the resumption of border trade, which has been halted since 2020.Its resumption would be symbolically significant, and follows discussions to resume direct flights and issue tourist visas.Source: AFP/dcNewsletterWeek in ReviewSubscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in ReviewOur chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday.NewsletterMorning BriefSubscribe to CNA’s Morning BriefAn automated curation of our top stories to start your day.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST