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Victor Gao, former translator for Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, tells ANI that the people of China are very happy that PM Modi is visiting the country. "This visit will be a great success," adds Gao.
UNSC reforms and India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership were also discussed between the two leaders today: Foreign Secretary
There were also talks on India and China's response to the crisis in Nepal following earthquake and in Maldives over water problems: S Jaishankar
PM Modi and Xi discussed terrorism and the need to share information between the two nations: Jaishankar
Boundary and water issues were discussed during bilateral meet between PM Modi and the Chinese President: Foreign Secretary
Some time was spent on discussing connectivity issues, says Jaishankar.
There was a discussion on strengthening trust and increasing convergence, says Jaishankar, adding trade deficit and investment climate were also discussed.
Talking to reporters, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar says PM Modi and the Chinese leader held wide-ranging and detailed talks. Mentioning that atmosphere was very comfortable, Jaishankar says the two leaders discussed various aspects of bilateral issues and the meeting very substantive.
PM Narendra Modi will handover a Bodhi tree sapling at at the Wild Goose Pagoda.
The Prime Minister, along with Chinese President Xi, visits the famous Wild Goose Pagoda, the spiritual structure built to highlight Chinese Buddhist monk Xuan Zang's journey to India in 645 AD through the ancient Silk Road.
Talks between PM Modi and the Chinese President conclude.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew, Chandra Bose, requests Prime Minister Narendra Modi to urge the Chinese authority to immediately declassify all files relating to the Indian freedom fighter. “China has a lot of documents pertaining to Netaji,” Chandra Bose tells ANI.
In his opening remarks, Modi appreciates the Chinese leader for warmly receiving him outside Beijing. "This is an honour to 125 crore Indians whom I am representing as Prime Minister," says Modi. Recalling his visit to Ahmedabad in September last year, President Xi said, "You received me very warmly in your hometown. I am very glad to receive you in my hometown."
While Modi spoke in Hindi, Xi made his remarks in Chinese.
PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping begin delegation-level talks at Shaanxi Guest House.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xi'an. It is very rare for Chinese leaders to accompany foreign guests outside Beijing. The duo will hold summit-level talks.
On Twitter, the PM says he is "very glad to see enthusiasm among the people of China. People-to-people ties are always special".
PM Narendra Modi interacts with supporters outside Daxingshan Temple in Xi'an.
PM Modi is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at around 1 pm today.
Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China will assist in the development of the country.
The PM receives a token of appreciation from the Temple authorities.
After visiting the museum, PM Narendra Modi is at Daxingshan Temple in Xi'an, China. Located in Xiaozhai in south Xi'an, Daxingshan Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in China.
The PM concludes his visit to the Terracotta Warriors museum. In the visitors book, he writes that he is "deeply impressed" by the extraordinary care with which the museum has been preserved.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be accorded a rare "highest-level reception" by President Xi Jinping as the two leaders look to deepen their personal ties, says Chinese official media.
Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi province and the hometown of President Xi Jinping. Modi and Xi are to scheduled to hold their summit meeting later.
The PM begins his day with a visit to the famous Terracotta Warriors museum, which has a large collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.
PM Modi was received by Governor of Shaanxi Province, Lou Qinjian, at the Xi'an Xiangyang International Airport.
News agency PTI has reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in China on a three-day visit. His plane, Air India One, landed in the ancient city of Xi'an.
Modi would also be accorded traditional Tang dynasty welcome in Xi'an followed by a banquet by Xi.
Xi would then accompany Modi to the famous Wild Goose Pagoda, the magnificent structure built in sixth century to commemorate the visit of a spiritual structure build to highlight famous Chinese Buddhist monk Xuan Zang's 17-year-long journey.
Xi will join Modi in the afternoon after which the two would spend nearly about five hours with restricted as well as informal talks to build on their rapport discussing the most contentious issues like border dispute and China's big push to rope in reluctant India into the Silk Road projects, specially the maritime silk road (MSR) over which India has strong reservations.
He would later visit the famous Buddhist Dashang temple in Shaanxi province, the home province of President Xi, who has restored its old glory by making it the headquarters of his mega Silk Road projects.
PM Modi would begin his day on a relaxed note with a visit to the famous Terracotta Warriors museum which has a large collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.
Meanwhile, Xi'an, the ancient city steeped in Chinese and Buddhist culture, will offer a perfect backdrop for talks between PM Modi and President Xi on issues that define future of bilateral ties.
The Prime Minister is being accompanied by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and other senior officials to China.
China says the border dispute is confined only to 2,000 km mostly in Arunachal Pradesh whereas India asserts that the dispute covered the western side of the border spanning to about 4,000 km, especially the Aksai Chin area annexed by China in the 1962 war.
Serious differences continue to prevail on the border issue even as both sides are making efforts to ensure that peace and tranquillity prevails. China is not keen on the clarification of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) proposed by Modi last year during the Chinese President's visit. The clarification of LAC ahead of the resolution of the boundary was expected to restrict aggressive patrolling from both sides. Two incursions by the Chinese troops in the Ladakh area during Premier Li Keqiang and Xi's visits to India in the last two years overshadowed the trips. The incidents prompted Modi to suggest to Xi last year that clarification of LAC would greatly contribute in efforts to maintain peace and tranquillity of the border where troops from both sides often jostle to assert their claims and counter claims.
Faced with irritants like the boundary issue and China's plans for infrastructure projects in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Modi will have a tough task as he meets the Chinese leadership.
Modi said India and China have made great progress in bilateral relations in recent years and managed their differences with patience and maturity. Modi noted that he had met President Xi three times during the last one year and held extensive talks on a wide range of issues.
The Prime Minister said he believes the relationship between India and China can be one of the most important relationships of the century. "I intend to work with the Chinese leadership to lay the foundation for this," state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Modi as saying.
PM Modi said he wants to focus on how India and China can further strengthen mutual trust and confidence, so as to realise the full potential of the relationship. "I look forward to working out a roadmap for qualitatively upgrading our economic relations and seek greater Chinese participation in India's economic growth, especially in transforming India's manufacturing sector and infrastructure," he said.
"I am looking forward to the trip to China... The 21st century belongs to Asia," PM Modi told Chinese media ahead of his three-nation visit that will also take him to Mongolia and South Korea. "I believe that my trip to China will not only deepen the China-India friendship, but also set a new milestone for the relations between developing countries in Asia as well as around the world. There is no doubt about that," he told state-run CCTV ahead of this visit.
This is first time since Xi took over power two years ago that he will be receiving a foreign leader outside Beijing and will spend considerable time informally interacting with Modi. The only other leader Xi has spent time walking around was with Barack Obama last year during APEC summit when he took the US President around Zhongnanhai, the imperial garden in Beijing where the top Chinese leadership resides.
The two leaders will sit down for a summit meeting in Xi'an instead of capital Beijing, an unusual departure from normal protocol and seen as a reciprocal gesture by the Chinese leader who was hosted by Modi in Ahmedabad when he visited India in September last year.
Modi, who is undertaking his first visit to China as prime minister, arrives in the ancient city of Xi'an on Thursday morning. Xi'an is the home town of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday night left for China for a three-day visit, expressing confidence that his trip would deepen mutual trust, work out a roadmap for upgrading bilateral economic ties and set a "new milestone" for Asia and developing nations.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is here seen interacting with people on a street in Xi’an.
10:36 (IST) Famous Indian Buddhist monks who translated Sanskrit works into Chinese at Daxingshan temple
10:28 (IST) Earlier at the Terracotta Museum in Xian, PM Modi shared a special message in the visitors book.
10:21 (IST) Famous Buddhist teacher Dharmagupta came to Xian from Gujarat in 590 CE & translated 12 Sanskrit works into Chinese.
09:39 (IST) PM shared his thoughts in the visitors book at the Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xian
09:30 (IST) PM Modi views the exhibits at the Terracotta Warriors Museum.
09:30 (IST) The Prime Minister views the exhibits at the Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xian.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits terracotta museum in China's Xian. 08:36 (IST) Chinese traditional dancers welcoming PM at Xi'an Xiangyang International Airport, through various performances 08:27 (IST) PM Modi being welcomed by traditional Chinese dancers at Xi'an Xiangyang International Airport 07:09 (IST) Sources have told NDTV that the trade imbalance will figure high on the agenda. The trade deficit between India and China increased about 34 per cent to USD 48.43 billion in 2014-15 from USD 36.21 billion in the previous fiscal. This is what the government stated in Parliament on Wednesday. India's concern on the rising deficit has been discussed with China earlier as well. 07:08 (IST) PM Modi's arrival in Xian is significant, and a departure from protocol by the Chinese government. It is being seen as a sign of the importance China is attaching to this visit and a reciprocal gesture after President Xi was first hosted by PM Modi in Gujarat last year. 07:06 (IST) PM Modi's formal talks with the Chinese leadership will take place on Friday in Beijing. 07:06 (IST) The PM will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping this afternoon and will visit the famous Wild Goose Pagoda, the spiritual structure build to highlight famous Chinese Buddhist monk Xuan Zang's journey to India in 645 AD through the ancient Silk Road.
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