China and India are arranging a bilateral meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Mao Ning, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a regular press briefing on Friday.
President Xi will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, from Saturday to Sunday at the invitation of Modi, the foreign ministry announced on Thursday.
"China and India are arranging a bilateral meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This will mark the third consecutive annual meeting between the leaders, following their previous meetings in Kazan and Tianjin. China is ready to work with India to follow the strategic guidance of the two leaders, approach China-India relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, strengthen communication, enhance cooperation, and properly handle differences, and be friends of good-neighborliness and partners for mutual achievement," Mao said.
China, India arranging Xi-Modi meeting: spokesperson
China, India arranging Xi-Modi meeting: spokesperson
China, India arranging Xi-Modi meeting: spokesperson
The true challenge facing the Arctic is climate change, rather than imagined security threats and geopolitics, former Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying said at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2026, held from Thursday to Saturday in Reykjavik, Iceland.
At a plenary session themed "How to Understand China," Fu, also head of the Chinese delegation, held a dialogue with former Icelandic President and Arctic Circle Chairman Olafur Ragnar Grimsson.
Fu said that the Arctic's genuine challenges stem from climate change, and more attention and resources should be directed toward scientific research and environmental protection in the region.
She said too much discussion remains bogged down in imagined security threats and geopolitics, wasting valuable time and resources.
Fu also said that the joint statement issued by the leaders of China and Iceland last year emphasized strengthening cooperation in climate change and green energy, and such pragmatic cooperation better reflects China's policies and intentions regarding its participation in Arctic affairs.
Addressing China's development and its international role, Fu said that China is committed to peaceful development, has no intention of vying for world hegemony, and does not believe the world needs a new hegemony.
China is willing to work with all countries to strengthen cooperation and promote a more just and reasonable global governance system, Fu said.
Founded in 2013 by Grimsson, the assembly convenes every October in Iceland and serves as a major international dialogue platform for global Arctic affairs.
This year's event brought together over 2,500 delegates from more than 70 countries and regions to discuss topics including understanding, protecting, developing, and governing the Arctic.
Real challenge facing Arctic is climate change: former Chinese diplomat
