Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong Meets with Newly-appointed Ambassador of India to China Vikram Kumar Doraiswami

On May 18, 2026, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong met with newly-appointed Ambassador of India to China Vikram Kumar Doraiswami.

Liu Jinsong welcomed Ambassador Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on his assumption of office, noting that the two meetings between President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kazan and Tianjin have charted the course for the development of China-India relations. The two sides should uphold the important consensus that China and India are partners rather than rivals, and mutual development opportunities rather than threats, firmly grasp the greatest common denominator of development, strengthen exchanges and cooperation across various fields, properly manage differences, and continue to improve and develop China-India relations, playing an important role in the solidarity and cooperation of the Global South as well as in the stability and prosperity of the international and regional landscape.

Vikram Kumar Doraiswami stated that India attaches high importance to India-China relations, and bilateral relations have maintained a sound momentum of development recently. As the newly appointed ambassador to China, he stands ready to work closely with China to implement the important common understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries and strive for greater progress in India-China relations.