
India-China high level media forum
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Recently, India-China high level media forum held in New Delhi.
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- Peace and tranquillity are “important prerequisites” of continuous development of bilateral ties between India and China.
- Both defence forces are trying to firm up bilateral ties and are focussed on implementing confidence-building measures.
- These steps will help in maintaining peace and tranquillity in our border areas.
- India showed its readiness to host the second edition of the informal summit that was decided in Wuhan.
- India highlighted the growing trade deficit as a matter of concern for Delhi, and expressed satisfaction at the steps China had taken to reduce the imbalance.
- The concerns were raised at the end of bilateral discussion held during the first high-level mechanism for people-to-people exchanges.
- Both parties identified 10 areas such as films, media, sports and tourism that would be in focus to facilitate greater relationship between the people of both countries.
- China said heritage protection, academic exchanges and language teaching would be among the priority areas.
Source
The Hindu