China, India Agree to Avoid Military Dispute on Tense Border
- Xi and Modi work to reset fractious relationship at summit
- Two countries agree to pursue ‘prosperous 21st century Asia’
Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi
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The leaders of Asia’s two most-populous countries agreed to strengthen communication between their two militaries to avoid disputes along their contested Himalayan border, after last year’s months-long standoff over territory in Bhutan.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met for an "informal summit" in China’s central city of Wuhan on Friday and Saturday. They agreed to coordinate more closely so that stability between Asia’s largest and third-largest economies could help boost prosperity in the region, Indian foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale said in a briefing after the face-to-face talks.