China foreign minister Wang Yi met Indian foreign minister S. Jaishankar in
Manila on the 22nd. Wang said China and India will implement their leaders'
consensus, deepen high-level exchanges and economic, trade, media and cultural
cooperation, and properly manage sensitive issues to foster mutual understanding
and peaceful coexistence. He urged exploration of a neighborly great-power model
based on mutual respect, trust, shared development and prosperity to inject new
momentum into bilateral ties. Wang said India and China will serve consecutive
BRICS rotating presidencies over the next two years, called for closer BRICS
coordination to strengthen the mechanism and better represent developing
countries' interests, and said China will continue to support India in hosting
this year's BRICS summit.
