Modi congratulates Xi, hopes to promote India-China ties

Beijing, October 26 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping for securing a second term as the head of the ruling Communist Party, saying he looked forward to further promoting India-China ties together.
“Congratulations to President Xi on getting re-elected as CPC General Secretary. Look forward to further promoting India- China ties together,” Modi said in his message on popular Chinese microblog Weibo which is akin to Twitter.
Modi’s message was posted both in English and Mandarin.
Xi was formally handed a second term in power and his doctrine was written into the party constitution, elevating him on par with modern China’s founder Chairman Mao Zedong and his successor Deng Xiaoping.
Modi’s message comes amid diplomatic efforts by the two sides to overcome the bitterness caused by the 73-day face-off between their troops in the Dokalam area of the Sikkim sector. The Chinese and the Indian troops were engaged in a standoff since June 16 after the Indian side stopped the construction of a road by the Chinese Army.