New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for China Wednesday night on a three-day visit, expressing confidence that
his trip would deepen mutual trust, work out a roadmap forupgrading bilateral economic ties and set a “new milestone”
for Asia and developing nations. Modi, who is undertaking his first visit to China as Prime Minister, will reach the ancient city of Xi’an, the home town of President Xi Jinping, for a summit meeting, 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.
“I am looking forward to the trip to China… the 21st Century belongs to Asia,” the Prime Minister told Chinese media ahead of his visit that will also take him to Mongolia and South Korea.The Prime Minister, who is accompanied by national
security advisor Ajit Doval, foreign secretary S Jaishankar and senior officials, hoped that his visit will “further
deepen” India-China relations and set a “new milestone” for Asia and developing countries.
PM leaves for China on three-day official visit
