 "China, India working new set of rules for smooth ties: media")
India and China have made history during the just concluded visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by working on a new set of rules for the smooth development of bilateral ties and reshape the world, the Chinese media said today.
"History can be made in a moment, especially when two of the world's most populated nations are determined to do so," a commentary by the state-run Xinhua news agency said.
"As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shook hands in Beijing and cheered exchange of visits, the two Asian giants have come to a common view of facing up to the future, rather than looking back," it said summing up the official mood here about the outcome of Singh's three-day visit which concluded yesterday.
Nine agreements including the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA), besides a new MoU on trans-border Rivers were signed during Singh's visit.
"In a bid to build greater trust and confidence, China and India signed BDCA. Both sides hailed the agreement as a powerful tool to maintain peace and tranquillity on the border, a 'foundation' for the growth of China-India relationship," the commentary said.
Singh held talks with both President Xi Jinping and Premier Li on all most all aspects of Sino-Indian relations.
His three day tour received wide attention in official print and television media.
Singh in his speech at Chinese Communist Party Central School where top leaders gets trained also enunciated a broad outline for future relations between the two countries to maintain close ties while addressing their mutual concerns.
Both Premiers hold a clear vision about where the biggest potential of China-India relations lies and are committed to realising the global prominence of the strategic partnership, the Xinhua commentary said.
"History can be made in a moment, especially when two of the world's most populated nations are determined to do so," a commentary by the state-run Xinhua news agency said.
"As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shook hands in Beijing and cheered exchange of visits, the two Asian giants have come to a common view of facing up to the future, rather than looking back," it said summing up the official mood here about the outcome of Singh's three-day visit which concluded yesterday.
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As two emerging economies with over one-third of the world's population, "China and India are working on a new set of rules that will not only lay a smooth track for bilateral ties, but also help reshape the world," it said.
Nine agreements including the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA), besides a new MoU on trans-border Rivers were signed during Singh's visit.
"In a bid to build greater trust and confidence, China and India signed BDCA. Both sides hailed the agreement as a powerful tool to maintain peace and tranquillity on the border, a 'foundation' for the growth of China-India relationship," the commentary said.
Singh held talks with both President Xi Jinping and Premier Li on all most all aspects of Sino-Indian relations.
His three day tour received wide attention in official print and television media.
Singh in his speech at Chinese Communist Party Central School where top leaders gets trained also enunciated a broad outline for future relations between the two countries to maintain close ties while addressing their mutual concerns.
Both Premiers hold a clear vision about where the biggest potential of China-India relations lies and are committed to realising the global prominence of the strategic partnership, the Xinhua commentary said.