PM Modi arrives in China for informal meeting with Xi

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China on Friday morning.

Modi will hold an informal meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, during his visit on April 27-28, which is his fourth visit to China.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China late on Thursday night. /VCG Photo‍

“Indian diplomats and politicians are quite familiar with Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi’an and Kunming and the like, but I think they are not quite familiar with the central parts of China,” Lan Jianxue, an expert at China Institute of International Studies said.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China late on Thursday night. /VCG Photo

“Through this informal dialogue, China will be able to bring a holistic view of the country to its Indian friends. There will be more chemistry between them too, and they will be able to set up a more constructive working relationship.”

This is just the latest in their many meetings as leaders. For example, in September 2014, during a state visit to India, Xi visited Modi’s home state of Gujarat. The following year, Xi hosted the Indian prime minister in the ancient city of Xi’an, which is the capital of Xi’s home province of Shaanxi.