On November 14, 2010, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with his Indian counterpart, S.M. Krishna, in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, on the sidelines of the China-Russia-India foreign ministers' meeting.
This year marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Indian diplomatic relations, said Yang. Yang praised the sound momentum of development of bilateral ties over the past 60 years, pointing to frequent high-level exchanges and continuously enhanced bilateral cooperation in all areas. On international and regional issues, the two countries' communication and coordination are also becoming closer, said Yang, noting that China attached great importance to the strategic cooperative partnership with India. He said that Sino-Indian relations have global influence as well as strategic significance. Leaders of China and India have agreed that the world is big enough to accommodate the common development of both China and India, and broad enough for the two countries to improve their cooperation, said Yang. Yang stressed that China was willing to work with India to seriously implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, and strengthen bilateral communication, coordination and cooperation to promote the development of bilateral ties in the areas of politics, economics, trade, and culture.
For his part, Krishna said India and China were ancient civilizations exerting important influence on the international affairs of this century. India attached great importance to the relationship with China, hoping to enhance high-level exchanges and mutual trust between the two countries with the goal of boosting bilateral relations. Krishna noted that India placed special emphasis on trade cooperation with China, welcoming more Chinese enterprises to invest in the future in Indian manufacturing industry and infrastructure construction.
The two ministers also exchanged views on international issues of common concern.