Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.66

v2.c14.66

At the invitation of Indian President Shankar Dayal Sharma, the Chinese President Jiang Zemin paid a state visit to India from November 28-December 1, 1996. This was the first visit by China’s head of state to India since diplomatic relations was established between the two countries. India attached great importance to this visit, and the most important result of this visit was that India and China agreed to build a constructive partnership oriented toward the 21ˢᵗ century on the basis of “Five Principles” of Peaceful Coexistence. Leaders of both countries vowed to push India-China economic co-operation to a new height.