Overview

• Speaking at a National Day reception in New Delhi, Ambassador Xu Feihong said relations improved to a new level following the recent Modi–Xi meeting in Tianjin.
• He argued the boundary question should not define current ties and called for continued dialogue consistent with long-standing principles of engagement.
• The Chinese embassy reported issuing about 265,000 visas to Indian citizens in 2025 and facilitating the Kailash–Mansarovar yatra for 700 official and nearly 20,000 private pilgrims.
• Xu said bilateral goods trade grew 10.4% year on year to $102 billion from January through August.
• He criticized U.S. tariffs of up to 50% on Indian products as unfair, urged India–China exploration of responses, and highlighted Xi Jinping’s Global Governance Initiative raised at the SCO summit.