worldUpdated: Aug 18, 2020 12:26 ISTProperly handling the boundary dispute with India but safeguarding China’s territorial integrity is part of President Xi Jinping’s blueprint for Beijing’s “major country” diplomacy, the Chinese foreign ministry has said. The analysis by the ministry also hailed the “new model” of informal meetings between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi. There was no mention of the ongoing friction with India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, which has plunged bilateral ties to the worst low in decades. The Chinese government analysis avoided referring to the ongoing discussions between India and China to resolve stalemate in the troop disengagement process in eastern Ladakh. Last month, the Chinese foreign ministry had inaugurated the Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy research centre, which aims to coordinate resources to conduct “comprehensive, systematic, and in-depth study, interpretation, and promotion of Xi’s thinking.”

Source: Hindustan Times August 18, 2020 05:23 UTC