Overview

• China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Beijing stands ready to build political mutual trust and expand multilateral coordination through forums like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
• US President Trump’s 50 percent tariff on Indian goods, imposed over India’s Russian oil purchases, has altered New Delhi’s economic calculus.
• China’s ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, voiced moral support on X, condemning the use of tariffs “as a weapon to suppress other countries.”
• Officials familiar with negotiations tell Bloomberg that Modi may soon announce resuming direct passenger flights with China, potentially formalizing the deal during his first visit in seven years to meet Xi at the SCO summit in Tianjin.
• Both countries view the thaw as an opportunity to strengthen BRICS and Global South collaboration even as border tensions along the Line of Actual Control persist.