India, China Should Seek Common Ground For Development: Outgoing Chinese envoy
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"China and India are important neighbours to each other. It is only natural for China and India having some differences. The key is how to handle the differences," Mr Sun said in his farewell remarks.
As neighbours, it is natural for China and India to have some differences, but the focus should be to seek common ground for development while resolving the pending issues through dialogue, outgoing Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong said on Tuesday.
His comments came at the end of his little over three-year tenure that saw the ties between India and China coming under severe strain following the Galwan Valley clashes on June 15, 2020, which marked the most serious military conflicts between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
"China and India are important neighbours to each other. It is only natural for China and India having some differences. The key is how to handle the differences," Mr Sun said in his farewell remarks.
"We should be aware that the common interests of the two countries are greater than differences. Meanwhile, the two sides should strive to manage and resolve differences, and look for a proper solution through dialogue and consultation, instead of defining China-India relations by differences," he said.
