Vikram Misri meets Chinese leaders in Beijing days after Jaishankar-Wang meeting

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri met top Chinese leaders in Beijing, including Communist Party vice minister Sun Haiyan and CPPCC deputy secretary general Hong Liang.

The visit follows External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on July 22 in the Philippines.

Discussions focused on implementing guidance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping for bilateral relations, including addressing priority issues and promoting exchanges.

Jaishankar had emphasized peace in border areas as a prerequisite for normal ties and raised concerns about fair market access, balanced trade, and supply chain predictability.