Building an Honest Partnership

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit Beijing in October.In a joint interview in mid-September in New Delhi with Chinese media,including Beijing Review,Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid shared his views on relations between Indiaand China and the upcoming visit by Singh.Excerpts of the interview follow:UZHEX     

Early Spring Awakening

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukada's recent trip to China is helping Japan's relations with China to blossom Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda paid his first state visit to China on December 27-30,2007, with a packed schedule of meetings that he had hoped would cement his country's official bonds with China and help him establish personal trust with the Chinese.     

Chronology of Key Events In Sino-Pakistani Relations

On May 21,1951, China and Pakistan established diplomatic relations. In April 1955, Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai held talks with Pakistani Prime Minister M. Ali during the Bandung Conference in Indonesia, and both sides agreed that bilateral ties should be strengthened. In October 1956, at the invitation of the Chinese Government, Pakistani Prime Minister H.E.Sulawadi paid an official visit to China.     

Partners,Not Foes

<正>Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrapped up his official visit to China in late October,following a visit to India by his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in May,the first stop of his maiden voyage abroad as China’s new premier.The past decade has seen fruitful exchanges through a series of encounters between leaders of both countries.     

China India Duet

正The recent Xi-Modi informal meeting was a step toward deepening mutual trust When Indian troops trespassed into China’s Donglang area last June,it was almost impossible to imagine that several months later Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be having a one-on-one meeting with Chinese President     

Time to Mend Fences

<正>Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming visit to the United States is bound to come under close scrutiny in China.The postponed trip,the first since Abe took office late last year,takes place at a time when the two neighbors remain entangled in a protracted dispute over the sovereignty of the Diaoyu Islands.     

From Ni Hao to Vanakkam

Following tips from a touist guide 15 years ago,Zhao Jiang went to Mahabalipuram,a town,that despite its architectural splendors,golden beach and performing arts,was strictly off the map for Chinese holiday-goers at the time.Then in October,came the news that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have an in formal summit at the same seaside resort in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.     

The Meaning of Yoga

<正>Last year,Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the UN General Assembly to observe June21 as the International Day of Yoga.The date is also important in Hindu philosophy as it is when Lord Shiva,the first yoga practitioner,is said to have begun imparting the knowledge of yoga to the rest of mankind,thus becoming the discipline’s first guru.On June 21,India broke two world records as thousands led by Modi performed yoga at Rajpath,a     

Doctors Contribute to China-India Relations

An India-China Joint Medical Mission was launched on January 14 to help improve rural public health in the two countries.The joint mission was set up to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Indian Medical Mission.The mission was sent to China in 1938 to provide medical assistance during China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression(1937-45). Chinese Premier Wen J iabao and visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attended the launch ceremony of the joint medical mission in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and presented certificates to the mission mem-     

Spread of Buddhism in China

The spread of Buddhism to China began at the beginning of the first century, when Indian Buddhism spread inland along the Silk Road to Xinjiang. Centered in Chang'an (present-day Xi'an) and Luoyang, Buddhism slowly spread across the country, eventually taking root in     

Core Interests Prevail

<正>British Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to China has drawn wide public attention owing to his extra-large entourage of business executives,as well as his statement made prior to the visit that Britain will"act as China’s strongest advocate in the West."Sino-UK relations have seen ups and downs over the past few years.On the one hand,     

International Reactions

正China Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi severely criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni Shrine,calling it a brazen affront to people of all countries that suffered from Japanese aggression and colonial rule.     

Strategic Engagement

“Pakistan regards China as a strategic partner and the bilateral ties have endured the test of time.”Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz made the comment during his four-day official visit to China on April 16 when he met Chinese President Hu Jintao,Premier Wen Jiabao and the NPC Standing Committee Chairman Wu Bangguo.His visit to China also included a trip to Boao,where he delivered a keynote speech at the Boao Forum for Asia held on April 20-22. During his stay in Beijing,the two countries signed 13 agreements on cooperation in the fields of space,telecommunications,education and legal assistance,which enhanced an already close strategic partnership. In an interview with Beijing Review reporter Pan Shuangqin,Prime Minister Aziz addressed a number of issues ranging from Asia's searching for a win-win economic situation to the influence of Sino-Pakistani relations on regional peace.     

Gathering Strength for the Future

<正>As China creates huge incremental market demand,it will become an important partner for the U.K. IN his recent speech,delivered at the Mansion House in the City of London,Britain’s latest Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the"golden era’between the United Kingdom and China was over and defined China as a"systemic challenge"to British values and interests.     

One Project Cannot Tell All

正India’s first high-speed railway will be built in 2017using Japanese Shinkansen technology,an agreement finalized during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to India in December 2015.This 505-km route,with a total investment from Japan worth 980 billion rupees($14.68 billion),will link the Indian financial hub of Mumbai with Ahmedabad,the commercial center of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state,     

Safeguarding the Pacifist Constitution

<正>On August 15,1995,the then Japanese Prime Minister,Tomiichi Murayama,released a landmark document known as the Murayama Statement to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II(WWII).Twenty years later,Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to release his statement marking the end of the war on August 15.Will Abe’s statement inherit the spirit of the Murayama Statement?This and other questions will be of great import for all nations,particularly China and South Korea.In a recent exclusive interview with People’s China,a Beijing-based Japanese-language magazine,Murayama talked about the ins and outs of the Murayama Statement.He also stated that to safeguard the hard-won pacifism of post-WWII Japan,his country should hold fast to its pacifist constitution.An excerpt of the interview follows:     

Northern Exposure

正Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s latest visit to China occurs at a time when bilateral relationship is attracting attention in some unusual quarters For American politicians,especially those campaigning for the presidency,Canada usually is an afterthought.But Canada’s     

CHANGING THE NARRATIVE Indian Prime Minister's China trip employs economic cooperation to deepen mutual trust

<正>‘Hello China!Looking forward to interacting with Chinese friends through Weibo,"said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,before his first China trip as prime minister by joining the Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo—a cross between Facebook and Twitter.The greeting,released a week before his May 14-16 visit,gained Modi tens of thousands of Weibo followers almost immediately and evoked energetic responses,mostly     

Cooperating ‘Appropriately’

China is a large country, whereas Slovakia is a small country.This is something that Slovakia's Ambassador to China Zigmund Bertok repeatedly mentioned in an exclusive interview with Beijing Review reporter Yan Wei shortly after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s official visit to China.Despite the sharp contrast in their geographical size, the two countries are enjoying a fruitful cooperation that is, in the words of the ambassador, "appropriate for their positions."The following are excerpts of the interview:     

A Time-Honored and Booming Relationship

<正>China and Sri Lanka together revive their ancient glory Earlier this year,President Xi Jinping of China welcomed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka and another 28 foreign leaders at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.In the meantime,Sri Lanka is quietly becoming the"crown pearl"in the Indian Ocean of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative,