In an effort to improve India-China relations, India’s foreign secretary Vikram Misri is on a two-day visit to Beijing

Misri and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for mutual support and understanding during the talks.

"The two sides should seize the opportunity, meet each other halfway, explore more substantive measures, and commit to mutual understanding, mutual support, and mutual achievement, rather than mutual suspicion, mutual alienation, and mutual consumption," Wang said, according to a statement issued by the Chinese foreign ministry in Beijing  Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets his Chinese counterpart for important discussion aiming to improve India-China relation; the meeting signals a renewed commitment to mend fences after the 2020 standoff in Eastern Ladakh. Here’s what they are said to have discussed.

Wang Yi urged both nations to explore substantial measures for deeper mutual understanding and support. Both leaders emphasized the need to avoid suspicion and estrangement, fostering a collaborative spirit between the two nations.

Misri said India was willing to work with China to jointly celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and will fully support China in its role as the rotating chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

 Beijing is keen to resume direct flights between the two countries, and wants India to ease visa curbs on Chinese nationals including diplomats and scholars, lift the ban on Chinese mobile apps, let Chinese journalists report from India, and allow more Indian movies in Chinese theatres. 

 India insists that progress on border issues is essential before fully normalising relations. Both the sides exchanged views on jointly implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two nations.

The Line of Actual Control separates Chinese and Indian-held territories from Ladakh in the west to Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims in its entirety.

Both India and China have withdrawn troops from face-off sites on the northern and southern banks of Pangong Tso, Gogra and Galwan Valley, but they maintain extra troops at Demchok and Depsang Plains.