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China, India shower rose petals ahead of boundary talksTNN | Jan 17, 2012, 03.38AM IST
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Shivshankar Menon and Dai Bingguo met for the 15th round of boundary talks as India and China started the year on an unprecedented positive note with strong assertions of friendship.

NEW DELHI: India and China have begun the year on an unprecedented positive note with strong assertions of friendship in a year that will observe 50 years since the 1962 border conflict.

As special representatives  Shivshankar Menon and  Dai Bingguo met for the 15th round of boundary talks, Dai stressed both nations "face a golden period to grow  China-India relations. The world has enough space for China and India to achieve common development, as there are so many areas for us to work together." Dai echoed a statement by Menon last week, expressing similar sentiments.

In an unusual move, China put out a statement by Dai, saying China has no intentions to "attack India" or "suppress India's development". "Our Indian friends may have confidence in China's tremendous sentiment of friendship towards India. While working hard to develop itself, China is fully committed to developing long-term friendship and cooperation with India. It is our genuine hope that India will enjoy prosperity and its people, happiness. There does not exist such a thing as China's attempt to "attack India" or "suppress India's development".

Emerging from a year of strained ties, it is clear that both countries are stepping back and repairing the image of bilateral ties. There is a growing realization in India that the deterioration of India-China ties into an adversarial state would be counter-productive, particularly as New Delhi is looking for a peaceful periphery to provide a smoother road for itself. Between visa rows, oil exploration in South China Sea and the thorny issue of the  Dalai Lama, India and China have frequently faced off each other in the past year. Chinese diplomacy too has been clumsy - with its ambassador to India letting off spleen against Indian journalists, and getting the wrong end of the stick from the Indian media.

On the Chinese side, analysts say, there is even more reason to step back. With continuing economic troubles an uncertain and sometimes even hostile neighbourhood, China is unlikely to want to open up another front on the west with India. Secondly, China is in the midst of what appears to be a painful leadership transition. Its two main allies, North Korea and  Pakistan, are deep in their own crises. China's neighbouring countries - from Japan to Australia, Vietnam etc - are all hedging against  Beijing.

Most importantly, the US' "return to Asia" strategy has China at its core, and India as one of its crucial allies. In this situation, China, like India, would like the bilateral relationship to get on an even keel.




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