Chapter 1Asia's Best-Kept SecretGrowing Economic Ties Between India and China

On March 15, 2013, Mr. Li Keqiang was elected by the Communist Party Congress as premier, the second most important position in the Chinese government after General Secretary and President Xi Jinping. Two months later, Premier Li embarked on his maiden official visit outside China. The first stop on his tour? A three-day visit to India. Hopping over to India so early in his term was a clear signal of China's foreign policy priorities. As the premier remarked upon his arrival in New Delhi: “We are one-third of the world's total population and our interactions attract the world. Without doubt, China-India relations are [among the] most important global relations.” ...

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