India, China share remarkable complementarities: Xi

Greeting Indians on the start of the 'Visit China Year' launched in New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping said India and China share remarkable complementary advantages and significant potential for cooperation in various fields. The Chinese and Indian people enjoy a long-standing friendship, Xi said in a letter of congratulations sent to the opening ceremony of the event held on Thursday in New Delhi. The two countries learn from each other and set a model for cross-cultural communication, playing an important role for the progress of human civilisation, Xi said. Both countries should foster traditional friendship, strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and make new contributions to world peace and development, he added.