New Delhi: Amid increasing strain in Sino-India ties, China has proposed a four-point initiative, including aligning its 'One Belt One Road' project with India's 'Act East Policy', to improve ties with New Delhi.
"First, start negotiation on a China-India Treaty of Good Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation. Second, restart negotiation of China-India Free Trade Agreement. Third, strive for an early harvest on the border issue. Fourth, actively explore the feasibility of aligning China's 'One Belt One Road Initiative' (OBOR) and India's 'Act East Policy'," he said.
The development of China, India, Pakistan and the stability of the whole region call for a stable and friendly environment, he said.
"When the Mumbai terrorist attack on November 26, 2008 took place, I was Chinese ambassador to Pakistan, and I did a lot of mediation at that time," he said.
"Even we can think about renaming the CPEC. China and India have had successful experience of delinking sovereignty disputes with bilateral relations before," he said.
"In history, we have had close cooperation along the ancient Silk Road. Why shouldn't we support this kind of cooperation today? In a word, China is sincere in its intention to cooperate with India on the OBOR, as it is good for both of us," he added.
On India's bid for the membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), he said, "We do not oppose any country's membership, believing that a standard for admission should be agreed upon first."
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