Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit India from Aug 18

BEIJING – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India from Aug 18 to 20, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Aug 16, for talks about a disputed border in the Himalayas.

This is only the second such meeting since

a deadly clash in 2020

between Indian and Chinese troops at the border.

His Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar travelled to Beijing in July.

Relations between the two Asian giants have been thawing since an agreement in October 2024

on patrolling their Himalayan border

, easing a five-year stand-off that had hurt trade, investment and air travel.

Relations were further boosted in recent weeks amid new tensions in India-US ties after decades of progress, analysts said, as US President Donald Trump

imposed a 50 per cent tariff on Indian exports

to the US – one of the highest levels among Washington’s strategic partners.

The long-time rivals China and India are quietly and cautiously strengthening ties

against the backdrop of Mr Trump’s unpredictable approach

to both. 

In recent weeks, officials from China and India said they were in talks to restart border trade. Moves to restore direct flights and resume the issuance of tourist visas are also being viewed as steps towards rebuilding bilateral ties. 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of August when he travels to China – his first visit in seven years – to attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional security bloc. REUTERS