Ministry of Foreign Affairs
People’s Republic of China
Han Zheng Meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Updated: July 14, 2025 20:47

On July 14, 2025, Vice President Han Zheng met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Beijing.

Han Zheng noted that in October last year, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a successful meeting in Kazan, which charted the course for China-India relations to restart and embark on a new journey. As two major developing countries and important members of the Global South, China and India should be partners that help each other succeed. Realizing "Dragon-Elephant Tango" is the right choice for both sides. The two sides should further implement the important common understandings reached between the two leaders, uphold high-level guidance, steadily advance practical cooperation, respect each other's concerns, and promote the sustained, sound and steady development of China-India relations.

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Kazan, India-China relations have steadily improved. The Indian side is willing to follow the common understandings between the two leaders, maintain the momentum of the development of India-China relations, advance mutually beneficial cooperation, and strengthen communication and coordination within multilateral frameworks. India supports China, as the rotating chair, in hosting a successful Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit this year.