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Jaishankar Meets Xi in Beijing, Calls for Border De-escalation and Trust-Building

Expressing support for China’s SCO presidency, he called for sustained dialogue, fair trade measures and renewed cultural exchanges to underpin lasting trust.

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Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, meets with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization foreign ministers' meeting in Beijing, China on July 14, 2025.
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Overview

  • Jaishankar met Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing and stressed that continued normalization of ties can yield mutually beneficial outcomes.
  • He conveyed India’s support for China’s SCO presidency and voiced confidence that the upcoming ministers’ meeting in Tianjin would maintain the relationship’s positive trajectory.
  • In talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the minister urged further disengagement at key friction points along the LAC and cautioned against restrictive trade measures.
  • Highlighting the complexity of the global environment, Jaishankar advocated open exchanges of views and welcomed the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to revive people-to-people ties.
  • In his meeting with President Xi Jinping, he relayed greetings from President Murmu and Prime Minister Modi, sought cooperation on hydrological data sharing and reaffirmed zero tolerance on terrorism.