India and China have wisdom to address border issue: Li Keqiang

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New Delhi: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang today said India and China have the “wisdom” to find mutually acceptable solution to the boundary problem and the two countries have not shied away from addressing the vexed issue.

He also said China will support its enterprises to increase investments in India and help Indian products have access to Chinese market as he supported a favourable trade balance in a bid to decrease mounting bilateral trade deficit.

The trade imbalance is currently around 30 billion dollars. A day after two rounds of talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi, Mr Li said China has the intention to “sincerely” resolving the pending issues, including that of cross-border rivers, and favoured increased bilateral relations between the “two big neighbours”.

Supporting a favourable trade balance and seeking to decrease trade deficit between India and China, he said Beijing will support Chinese enterprises to increase investments in India and help Indian products have access to Chinese market.

Addressing the Indian industry at a function organised by FICCI in Delhi, the Chinese premier said cooperation between the “two big neighbours” will lead to a “new paradigm” of cooperation.

“India and China have not shied away from addressing boundary question, have wisdom to find a fair and mutually acceptable solution…We have been able to put all issues on the table,” he said….

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