China to boost partnership with India, says vice-premier

BEIJING - Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang said China will boost contacts and cooperation with India to enhance bilateral strategic cooperative partnership.

Wang made the remarks during a recent meeting with Nara Chandrababu Naidu, President of Telugu Desam Party and chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, in Beijing, according to an official press release on Tuesday.

Party-to-party communications and exchanges at the local level are important components of the relationship between the two countries, said Wang.

The vice-premier stressed that China will further implement its neighborhood diplomacy featuring amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness so as to push forward China-India ties in the year marking the 65 anniversary of their establishment of diplomatic relations.