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China said it maintains communication through diplomatic and military channels with India. China has said that its "macrobilateral relations" with India are returning to normal, amid tensions along the Line of Current Control (LAC). "China and India work quite well together on some multinational occasions," Zha Liyou, China's consul general, said during a meeting in Kolkata receiving the minister counselor from the Chinese embassy in India.
"Whether at the SCO or G20 conferences, the president and the prime minister met on the sidelines of the Bali summit. I think they had a wonderful conversation. We are very happy to see the momentum come back," Zha said, referring to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Group of 20.
The two nations continue to maintain communication through diplomatic and military channels, helping to transition the border situation to "normalized management and control."
"The current border situation is generally stable," Zha was quoted as saying by the PTI news agency.
"Since last year, China-India relations have gained positive momentum. President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have regularly attended three summits and exchanged compliments on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali," Zha said. .
"The two foreign ministers have met three times in 2022. Earlier this month, China's new foreign minister Qin Gang during his visit to India to attend the G20 foreign ministers meeting , held a bilateral meeting with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and had an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and multilateral cooperation,” he said.
Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed along the LAC in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9, resulting in minor injuries to some personnel on both sides. The standoff near the Yangtze in the sensitive area came amid the border standoff between the two sides in eastern Ladakh.
Zha said that India and China can draw strength from their ancient civilizations and share Eastern wisdom with the world to jointly maintain the stability of the international order.
"In a world entwined with change and chaos, China and India could speak loud and clear for more institutional rights of developing countries. The two countries working together will affect the future of Asia and beyond," he added.
