New Delhi:Chinese Vice Premier Minister Hui Liangyu, who is on a visit to New Delhi, met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday. Liangyu, one of four Vice-Premiers in the Chinese government, is accompanied by
a high-level delegation comprising senior Chinese officials. Both leaders reportedly
discussed a range of issues related to bilateral relations especially agriculture,
environment management and climate change. Liangyu, who is also the
highest-ranked
official in charge of agriculture, is also scheduled to visit the Central Institute
of Cotton Research (CICR) at Nagpur. India and China have made little progress
in resolving their decades-old dispute over the Himalayan border, despite several
rounds of talks. The neighbours, who compete for global resources and influence,
have also exchanged diplomatic barbs at multilateral forums and sparred over visa
policies for their citizens in an escalating row that many fear could spiral out
of control.
