Modi and Xi Speak at BRICS Summit, Ask Officials to Resolve Border Dispute Quickly

  • Boundary dispute between China and India Erupted in 2020
  • India has discouraged its companies from investing in China
Xi Jinping, left, with Narendra Modi, second right, on the closing day of the BRICS summit  in South Africa, on Aug. 24.Photographer: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, asking officials to work at resolving a border dispute.

Xi and Modi have largely avoided direct talks since the border conflict began in May 2020 despite having crossed paths at a number of international gatherings. They last had an unplanned exchange about ties at a dinner for Group of 20 leaders in Bali last November.