Chinese President Xi Jinping quietly sent a letter to India’s President Droupadi Murmu in March, urging deeper coordination on international affairs and improved management of their disputed border, according to an Indian official familiar with the correspondence. The outreach marked the start of a broader effort by Beijing to strengthen ties with New Delhi as Washington intensified trade pressure on China. The initiative gained urgency after the United States under President Donald Trump imposed a 145% tariff on a wide range of Chinese goods, a policy that took effect on 9 April. Chinese officials view closer cooperation with India as a strategic hedge against further U.S. measures and a way to diversify economic and diplomatic options in the region, the official said. New Delhi has not publicly responded to the letter but has continued working-level engagements with Beijing on trade and border issues.
From @business: "Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote a letter to Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu — who is primarily a figurehead — [in March] to test the waters on improving ties, according to an Indian official familiar with the matter." https://t.co/VxMVe7YSFo
Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote a letter to Indian Prez Murmu on Independence Day. Called for "deepening communication and coordination on major international affairs, jointly safeguarding peace and tranquility in China-India border regions, advance China-India relations" https://t.co/8bmpS7QFpp
Back in March, when US President Donald Trump was ratcheting up his trade war with China, Beijing began a steady and quiet outreach to India. President Xi Jinping wrote a letter to Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu — who is primarily a figurehead — to test the waters on