This visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang is taking place a few days before the proposed visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to China to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Published: August 19, 2025 10:56 AM IST
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is on a two-day visit to India, has promised his counterpart Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to resolve India’s three major concerns. The development is significant as it comes at a time when US is imposing tariff on India.
Sources have said that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has assured Foreign Minister Jaishankar that his country China will meet India’s needs of fertilizers, rare earth minerals and tunnel boring machines. The Chinese Foreign Minister has given this assurance at a time when US President Donald Trump has imposed heavy tariffs on India.
Notably, India has been in talks with China for a long time to ensure uninterrupted supply of rare earth minerals, which are important for various industries including electric vehicles, wind turbines and defense manufacturing.
Will the move reduce tension alongside LAC?
In order to advance relations based on mutual respect, sensitivity and mutual interests, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that India and China should adopt a “frank and constructive” approach. In his opening remarks at the meeting with Wang, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar emphasised on advancing the process of de-escalation in the border areas near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. There has been a standoff between the armies of the two countries in the region for more than four years.
Jaishankar held extensive talks with the Chinese Foreign Minister soon after arriving in Delhi on a two-day visit. Wang’s visit comes just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to China to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). India-China relations came under serious strain after the deadly clash in the Galwan Valley in 2020. In view of this, the visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister is broadly seen as part of efforts by the two neighboring countries to improve relations.
Fight against terrorism is a priority
In his remarks, Jaishankar described the fight against terrorism as another “key priority” and also referred to the “special concerns” he had raised during his visit to Beijing last month. He said, “After seeing a difficult phase in our relations, now both countries want to move forward. This requires a clear and constructive approach from both sides.”
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