India’s Modi to visit China this week as rapprochement gathers pace

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BEIJING, China, 22 April 2018 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China later this week for an informal meeting with President Xi Jinping, as efforts at rapprochement gather pace following a testing year.

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