VOL. XXVII No. 4 April 2015 Rs. 20.00 Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (L), who is also Chinese Special Representative on China-India Boundary Question, shakes hands with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi on March 23, 2015. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong) The Delhi Office of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Chinese Ambassador to India Mr. Le Yucheng visited the Indian (HKTDC) held its opening reception on April 9th 2015 in New Association of Foreign Affairs Correspondents on April 1th 2015. Delhi. Chinese Ambassador Mr. Le Yucheng, Indian Railway He gave a lecture to participants on the 65th anniversary of Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu and 150 personages were China-India diplomatic relations. present. Chinese Ambassador to India Mr. Le Yucheng visited the On March 30, Mr. Le Yucheng , the Chinese Ambassador to India headquarter of Indian English Newspaper The Hindu in Chennai met with Mr. O Panneerselvam , Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on March 30 and met with N. Ram and N. Ravi, the chairpersons during his visit to Chennai and discussed with him on bilateral of the newspaper. cooperation. On March 26, Chinese Embassy held an Exhibition of Fine Arts of Mr. Le Yucheng, Chinese Ambassador to India met with Mr. Contemporary China in New Delhi to mark the 65th Anniversary Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General of Confederation of Indian of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Industry (CII) on March 25 and exchanged views with him on India. Chinese Ambassador Mr. Le Yucheng addressed the promoting bilateral economic and trade cooperation. meeting. CONTENTS CHINA INDIA RELATIONS 1. Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi Meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi 4 2. The Eighteenth Special Representatives' Meeting on the China-India Boundary Question 5 Held in New Delhi 3. China to Boost Partnership with India 7 4. Ambassador Le Yucheng's Interview with The Hindu 8 5. “Belt and Road Initiative”: China and India Play the Symphony Together 14 EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1. China, Vietnam Pledge Closer Friendship, Partnership 20 2. 54th Annual Session of AALCO Opens, Chinese Premier Delivers Keynote Speech 22 3. Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Meets with Wang Yi 23 4. Wang Yi Talks about the Negotiation on the Iranian Nuclear Issue 25 5. AIIB Founders Finalized at 57 26 2015 BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA 1. Towards a Community of Common Destiny and A New Future for Asia 27 2. Chinese President Meets with Foreign Leaders During Boao Forum 35 3. Boao Forum Opens to Push Asian Development, Integration 44 4. A-Z of 2015 Boao Forum for Asia in Spotlight 46 REVIVING THE SILK ROAD 1. "Belt and Road": Not China's Solo But Inspiring Chorus 48 2. Jointly Build the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road By Deepening Mutual Trust and Enhancing Connectivity 50 3. Vision and Actions on Jointly Building Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road 53 ECONOMIC AFFAIRS 1. Building the Beautiful Homeland Together with Indian People 69 2. China Eyes Innovation in Face of Economic "New Normal" 71 CULTURE & LIFE 1. A Literary Comeback 73 2. Popular Chinese TV Dramas Overseas 76 3. The Museum City in Northwest China----Xi'an 78 4. A Glance in the Season of Flowers 82 TIBET TODAY 1. China Issues White Paper on Tibet 84 2. Long-term Prosperity, Stability Stressed for China's Tibetan Regions 84 3. Lighting Up the Highest Place in the World 86 CCTV NEWS YOUR LINK TO CHINA AND THE WORLD 89 CRI A BRIDGE OF FRIENDSHIP 90 4 China India Relations News From China April 2015 CHINA INDIA RELATIONS Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi Meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) meets with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi in New Delhi on March 24, 2014. Narendra Modi told Yang Jiechi that he is ardently expecting to visit China soon to exchange views with Chinese leaders on furthering the bilateral relations. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong) On March 24 local time, Prime Minister that India and China are committed to Narendra Modi of India met in New Delhi with promoting friendly cooperation. Narendra Modi visiting State Councilor Yang Jiechi. stated that bilateral relations are rapidly Narendra Modi expressed that President Xi advancing along the right course set by the Jinping paid a successful visit to India last year, leaders of the two countries, which not only which remains fresh in the Indian people’s benefits the two countries and peoples but also memory. He asked Yang Jiechi to convey his will exert a positive influence on Asia and the sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping and world at large. Premier Li Keqiang, and expressed his Yang Jiechi conveyed sincere greetings willingness to visit China and exchange in- from Chinese leaders to Narendra Modi. He depth views with Chinese leaders on further said that both countries are speeding up the developing India-China relations, sending a implementation of the results yielded by positive signal to the international community President Xi Jinping’s visit to India and will News From China April 2015 China India Relations 5 actively prepare for Prime Minister Narendra as well as peace, stability and development of Modi’s visit to China. As the two largest the region and the world at large. China will developing countries in the world, China and work with India to constantly deepen mutual India joining hands for cooperation and trust, actively expand cooperation and push building a closer development partnership bilateral strategic cooperative partnership to will conduce to their respective development new highs. The Eighteenth Special Representatives' Meeting on the China-India Boundary Question Held in New Delhi Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (L), who is also Chinese Special Representative on China-India Boundary Question, shakes hands with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India on March 23, 2015. The 18th round of talks on China-India Boundary Question was held here on the same day. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong) On March 23, 2015, the 18th Special question and had strategic communication on Representatives’ Meeting on the China-India bilateral relations and international and boundary question was held in New Delhi. Yang regional issues of common concern. Jiechi, State Councilor and special Both sides believed that the successful visit representative on the Chinese side and Ajit to India paid by President Xi Jinping last Doval, the special representative on the Indian September charted the course and drew a side and Indian National Security Adviser, blueprint for China-India strategic cooperation exchanged in-depth views on the boundary in the next five to ten years. Both sides would 6 China India Relations News From China April 2015 join efforts to implement the important neighbors, China and India are the two largest consensus reached by the leaders of the two developing nations and emerging markets with countries, maintain the momentum of high- the most vitality in the current world. The level mutual visits, and constantly advance development of China-India relations bears on China-India strategic and cooperative the benefits of the two peoples and exerts partnership. influences on the peace and development of the The two sides reviewed the positive region and the world at large. Both sides should progress achieved at the previous special join efforts to promote practical cooperation in representatives’ meetings over the past years various fields, further enhance coordination and stressed to continue advancing the and cooperation in international and regional progress of framework negotiation along a affairs, build a closer development partnership, right track on the basis of the realized results and make more contributions to the peace and and consensus while taking the big picture of development in the world. bilateral relations and the long-term China, India Aim to Maintain i n t e r e s t s o f t h e t w o p e o p l e s i n t o Border Peace consideration. Both sides reaffirmed to properly manage and control conflicts and Beijing, March 24 (Xinhuanet) — Chinese join efforts to maintain the peace and State Councilor Yang Jiechi is on a state visit to tranquility in the boundary area before the India. After the first day of talks, China’s foreign boundary issue is finally settled. ministry said both countries have agreed to Both sides noted that as important maintain peace along Himalayan border while Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (2nd R), who is also Chinese Special Representative on China-India Boundary Question, meets with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval (2nd L) during the 18th round of talks on China-India Boundary Question at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, March 23, 2015. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong) News From China April 2015 China India Relations 7 resolving boundary issues. China in May. Yang met Indian National Security Advisor The last round of special representative Ajit Doval Monday to discuss bilateral ties. talks took place during President Xi Jinping’s The aims of the talks are to fix disputes over visit to New Delhi last September. the border that divides Asia’s largest nations These came after Modi had raised concerns and to form part of efforts to make progress on about incidents of transgressions along the bilateral ties in the lead up to Modi’s visit to border. China to Boost Partnership with India Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (R) meets with Nara Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and President of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), in Beijing, capital of China, April 13, 2015. (Xinhua/Ding Lin) Beijing, April 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice Party-to-party communications and Premier Wang Yang said China will boost exchanges at the local level are important contacts and cooperation with India to enhance components of the relationship between the bilateral strategic cooperative partnership.