Hello Readers,
For today’s newsletter, I’ve translated insights from two leading Chinese experts on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China.
Hu Shisheng, Director at CICIR and a leading South Asia strategist, and Yao Yuanmei, South Asia specialist at ECNU and former Chinese Embassy official in India, offer rare insights into Beijing’s view on Modi’s visit and the future of China-India relations.
Modi’s First China Visit in 7 Years: Hu Shisheng’s Takeaways
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China from August 31 to September 1 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin and meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
This marks Modi’s first visit to China in seven years and the first since the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes. The trip is widely seen as a turning point in India-China relations, signaling a potential shift toward restoring stability at a time of global uncertainty.
Hu Shisheng serves as a Senior Research Fellow and the Deputy Secretary‑General of the Academic Committee, as well as Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies, at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR).