Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh urged both sides to jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border areas, and to maintain cooperation in various fields.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao expressed his hope Thursday that his ongoing visit to India will strengthen bilateral cooperation and lift bilateral ties to a new height.
China and India vowed on Thursday to raise bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2015, from $60 billion in 2010, and called for a stronger partnership between Asia's two giants.
Special: Wen's India Visit to Deepen Economic Ties
China has not intentionally sought to have a trade surplus with India and has been looking for ways to increase purchases from the country, a top Chinese economic diplomat in India said.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao says that India looks forward to better understanding China and creating a win-win relationship with the country.
China and India are expected to sign a series of economic and trade agreements during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India, a Chinese trade official confirmed at a press briefing Monday.
China October ore imports from India stood at 2.91 million tons, down 39 percent since September and 44 percent compared with the same period of last year.
In an obscure corner on the Barkor, a famous market street in the heart of Tibet autonomous region's capital Lhasa, stands a centennial store that sells Nepalese handcraft items ranging from Buddha statues and ornaments to thangka paintings.
China's status as the world's second largest economy will help facilitate Sino-India trade ties, a senior Indian diplomat said on Wednesday.
The Indian government is striving to double bilateral trade with China, its largest trading partner, within four years, Subas Pani, secretary in the planning commission and chairman of the India Trade Promotion Organization, said in Shanghai Wednesday.
China's iron ore imports from India in June stood at 8.29 million tons, down 21 percent month-on-month as a result of lukewarm demand and supply disruptions brought about by the Indian monsoon season, customs data showed on Wednesday.
China and India replaced long-standing Western suppliers of goods to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to become the dominant exporters to the Gulf nation, accounting for nearly a quarter of its total imports last year, the Emirates Business 24/7 website reported Wednesday.
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