The vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, Fan Changlong, met with the chief of the Indian Army, General Bikram Singh, in Beijing on Thursday.
Singh is the first Indian Army chief to visit China since 2005. His visit, which comes after the new Indian government took office in late May, is regarded as a positive signal from India to interact with China's political and military leaders.
Fan said China and India have maintained good momentum in developing bilateral relations in recent years and called on the two militaries to take the occasion as an opportunity to advance military-to-military ties.
Fan proposed that the two militaries strengthen strategic mutual trust, practical cooperation and properly manage differences. "Our common interests far outweigh our differences," Fan said. "Both countries have sufficient wisdom and capability to deal with historical problems."
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