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China has hailed the upcoming meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabo during the ASEAN Summit in Thailand this week as “very important”.
Chinese assistant foreign minister Hu Zhengyue , while addressing the media in Beijing, said that the meeting will focus more on "bilateral relations, and regional and international issues”.
"This meeting between the two prime ministers is a very important one," Hu said. "There has been good progress in our bilateral relationship and we hope this momentum can be sustained," he said.
The meeting will happen even while the two nations are indulging on a “cold war” after China voiced protests against Manmohan Singh’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh.
China regards Arunachal Pradesh as part of its own territory and is also opposing the Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to the area.
