Chinese Premier Wen lays wreath at tomb of Mahatma Gandhi

[Lankan Ranger]

Chinese Premier Wen lays wreath at tomb of Mahatma Gandhi

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Chinese & Indian leaders call for enhanced friendship

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao & Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday called for continuous efforts to enhance the friendly relations between the two countries.

"In the past 60 years, China and India have overcome various difficulties in making strides forward and have gained rejuvenation," said Premier Wen when attending the celebration activities of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and India and the closing ceremony of the "Festival of China 2010 in India."

Wen said that both sides have upheld the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence which they initiated together, sought good neighborliness, treated each other equally and worked for cooperation of mutual benefits, adding that these are the precious experiences obtained in the development of bilateral ties in more than half a century.

The Chinese premier called on both sides to carry on the friendship generation after generation despite changes on the world arena and difficulties that may lie ahead.

Wen stressed both China and India are in a key period of development, and that they should enhance political and strategic mutual trust, expand pragmatic cooperation in economy, trade and science and technology, strengthen coordination in regional and international affairs, upgrade the status and influence of developing nations, so as to make greater contributions to building a harmonious world featuring lasting peace and common prosperity.

The premier meanwhile expressed his gratitude to the people on both sides who have worked hard for the success of the Festival of China in India, and wished the Indian people happiness and healthiness in the coming new year.

When addressing the ceremony, Singh said China is India's biggest neighbor, and that it is a consistent diplomatic objective of India to develop ties with China.

He also hailed the China-India cooperation as a cornerstone for a century of Asia, saying it also has global and strategic significance.

China and India are friends, not rivals, and there is enough room in the world for China and India to develop at the same time, Singh said.

He added that the two countries should jointly enhance exchanges and cooperation in a bid to make new achievements in the China-India strategic and cooperative partnership.

Wen arrived here Wednesday for a three-day official visit at the invitation of Singh.

Chinese, Indian leaders call for enhanced friendship

 

[Lankan Ranger]

 

[KALKI]

There are dedicated threads for Wen's visit to India. Need I say more?

 

[Super Falcon]

sir yes you might have bussiness partnership with china but not strategic partnership as we have with china

 

[KALKI]

sir yes you might have bussiness partnership with china but not strategic partnership as we have with china

Baaaaah!

Once upon a time, you said the same things about your relationship with US, didn't you?

How time changes!

 

[grace]

SRILANKAN ..dude.... post pictures of Chinese Premier with protection groups/bodyguards ....does he have anything similar to AIR FORCE ONE ...??
come on dawg ..we are talking about one of the worlds most powerful person.......

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Baaaaah!

Once upon a time, you said the same things about your relationship with US, didn't you?

How time changes!

India's own behaviour ensures that China and Pakistan will continue to be allies, long into the future.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

SRILANKAN ..dude.... post pictures of Chinese Premier with protection groups/bodyguards ....does he have anything similar to AIR FORCE ONE ...??
come on dawg ..we are talking about one of the worlds most powerful person.......

"Forbes" selected Hu Jintao as their number one most powerful person in the world, NOT Wen Jiabao.

Powerful People 2010 - Forbes.com

Wen Jiabao didn't actually make it on the list.

 

[GentlemanObserver]

Baaaaah!

Once upon a time, you said the same things about your relationship with US, didn't you?

How time changes!

Watch out, you may trip over yours!!!

 

[KALKI]

India's own behaviour ensures that China and Pakistan will continue to be allies, long into the future.

Change, my friend, is the only constant in life.

 

[Areesh]

Change, my friend, is the only constant in life.

Exactly. So when you are changing views about Sino-Pak relations and accept the fact that they are allies and friends in every sense of the word friends and allies.

 

[KALKI]

Exactly. So when you are changing views about Sino-Pak relations and accept the fact that they are allies and friends in every sense of the word friends and allies.

And when did I say that?

What I said was this:

Are Pakistan and China friends today?

Yes!

Will they always remain friends?

Can't say. Most probably not. They'll , most probably, part ways once their interests diverge just like Pakistan and the US parted ways.

Like I said, there are no permamnent friends (Pakistan-China) or permanent enemies (India-China, US-India) in international relations.

There are only permanent interests. That's it.

 

[Areesh]

There are only permanent interests. That's it.

Exactly Sino-Pak interests are also permanent. We have our past and present to predict about permanence of our mutual interests.

 

[KALKI]

Exactly Sino-Pak interests are also permanent. We have our past and present to predict about permanence of our mutual interests.

Hey Ram!