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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh delivers a speech at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, capital of China, Jan, 15, 2008. Singh is in China for a three-day visit that began on Sunday. It was his first visit since taking office in 2004. (Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday has called for more people-to-people contacts with China to remove misconceptions and prejudices.
Singh called for the bridging of the "knowledge gap"
between India and China and sustained effort to ensure proper mutual awareness
in a speech to a packed audience at the Chinese Academy of Social Science.
"We need a broad based comprehensive dialogue at the
level of intelligentsia, media, non-governmental professionals and the worlds of
culture and arts," Singh said.
He also highlighted other key focus areas for the
future cooperation.
"We need to expand our cooperation in a broad range
of functional sectors. We would like to learn from China's success in the
creation of physical infrastructure, strategies to provide productive employment
outside the agriculture sector and poverty alleviation," said Singh.
Other areas for potential cooperation were science
and technology, public health, education, institution building, water resource
management and disaster management, he said.
India and China should harness complementary
strengths and synergies in the areas of trade and business. India's growing
consumer market, skilled human resources, and software excellence together with
China's large market, its manufacturing prowess and cost competitiveness
provided the platform for exponential growth in the economic ties, he said.
China is India's second largest trading partner and
the two countries agreed to set a bilateral trade target of 60 billion U.S.
dollars by the year 2010.
Singh is in China for a three-day visit that began on
Sunday. It was his first visit since taking office in 2004.
China, India pledge to resolve border issue
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday China should reach a fair and feasible framework to resolve its border issue with India as soon as possible.
Wen made the remarks at a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who was in China for a three-day visit beginning Sunday. It was his first visit since taking office in 2004. Full story
China, India outline measures to improve relations
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signed a document here on Monday listing the two nations' "shared vision" for the 21st century and the tasks needing completion.
In the document, the two countries agreed to strengthen communications of senior officials, to arrange for mutual visit of foreign ministers, and to hold the fourth strategic dialogue. Full story
Chinese Premier: Sino-Indian relations face "strategic chances"
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here on Monday Sino-Indian relations face important strategic chances as he met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Wen said cooperation between China and India is of great importance to world peace and prosperity. Full story
China, India vow to expand trade, economic co-op
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Indian senior officials on Monday pledged to strengthen trade ties and economic cooperation in fields of construction, investment, financial services, technology, education and tourism.
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, who attended the China-India Economic, Trade and Investment Cooperation Summit held in Beijing, welcomed the visit of Manmohan Singh, hailing the overall growth of ties between the two countries, especially in economic and trade cooperation. Full story
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