Chinese envoy calls for strengthening bilateral ties amid row over visa denial to Indian players

Consul Basic of China in Kolkata Zha Liyou. ANI

Amid China’s refusal to grant visas to a few Wushu athletes from Arunachal Pradesh for the nineteenth Asian Video games, the Chinese language Consul Basic in Kolkata Zha Liyou mentioned on Sunday that Beijing is prepared to cooperate with India to place into observe the settlement reached by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese language President Xi Jinping to strengthen dialogue and advance the event of bilateral relations on a “healthy and stable track”.

Addressing a programme to have a good time the 74th anniversary of the founding of China, Zha Liyou mentioned, “A stable and healthy China-India relationship is in the fundamental interest of both countries and their peoples. The common development and revitalization of the two countries is related to the future of us, of Asia and of the world.”

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“Our relationship is usually steady. Our leaders preserve dialogue and communication. President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi had two face-to-face interactions previously 12 months and reached an essential consensus on stabilising our relationships, offering steerage for the event of our bilateral relations.

“China is willing to work with India to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of our two countries, strengthen dialogue and communication, overcome interference difficulties and promote the development of bilateral relations on a healthy and stable track,” he added.

He mentioned that China is prepared to work with all events, together with India, to function the builder of world peace.

Talking in regards to the commonalities between the 2 nations, he mentioned that India and China have a really lengthy historical past and the 2 have been adjoining to one another for the reason that time started.

“China is willing to work with all parties, including India, to serve as the builder of world peace, a contributor to global development and defender of the international order with a broader vision, a more open mind and a more positive attitude and write a new chapter in the programs of human political friends,” he mentioned.

“China and India we share this commonality of very, very long history…civilization that has been you know we have been adjacent to each other for the time since the time began. We are the only two major countries with a population of more than 1 billion. There are no other twins and pairs and partners like this. We are important. We are important emerging economies with a broader development prospect. The friendly exchanges between the peoples of China and India have a long history and will have long centuries to go,” he added.

On the success of the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, he mentioned, “So sitting in my office and seeing the wonderful landing, it’s really exciting. I tweeted that is an achievement for all human beings. I’m very happy. I’m proud of India for that achievement.”

Requested about China’s denial of visas to a few athletes for the Asian Video games, he mentioned, “The Asian game is the game for all of us. We are family. And for the specific issues, I’m sure the Chinese MFA and your MEA have already said that. And I have friends. This is a bilateral issue. I would invite you to reach out to the Chinese Embassy.”

On Sunday, Union Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur criticised China’s refusal to grant visas to a few Wushu athletes from Arunachal Pradesh for the nineteenth Asian Video games. Thakur labelled this motion as “discriminatory” and emphasised that it goes towards the Olympic Constitution, a stance deemed “unacceptable” by India.

The three gamers from Arunachal Pradesh – Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega and Mepung Lamgu have been speculated to take part in particular person matches which can run from September 24 to twenty-eight on the Guali Cultural and Sports activities Centre in Xiaoshan district.

In response, the Union Sports activities Minister cancelled his go to to China as a mark of protest.

“They did not allow our Athletes from Arunachal Pradesh to participate in Asian Games. As you can see I am not in China, I am in Coimbatore, standing with my players. And this discriminatory approach of a country that is against the Olympic Charter and is not acceptable at all,” Anurag Thakur mentioned whereas chatting with reporters.

Union Minister asserted that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral a part of India. “It is not acceptable to India and I have cancelled my trip to China on these grounds as they have denied the opportunity to the players from Arunachal Pradesh to be a part of the Asian Games. Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India,” Thakur added.

With inputs from companies