Overview

• Ambassador Xu Feihong said Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi met twice over the past year in Kazan and Tianjin, setting the direction for improving ties.
• He highlighted resumed high‑level engagement, citing exchanges by foreign ministers, special boundary representatives, defence ministers, and senior officials.
• Xu reported tangible recovery in exchanges, noting $88 billion in goods trade in the first seven months of 2025, a 10.5% rise year on year.
• Chinese missions issued more than 240,000 visas to Indian citizens as travel picked up, with pilgrimages to Kangrinboqe and Mapam Yuco restored and India resuming tourist visas for Chinese visitors.
• Warning that unilateralism and bullying are on the rise, he urged joint opposition to tariff battles and promoted a multipolar order, a stance widely read as a response to recent U.S. tariff moves.