1. INDO CHINA RELATIONSHIP
• China and India established diplomatic relations on April 1, 1950. India was the
second country to establish diplomatic relations with China among the non-socialist
countries. In 1954, Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and Indian Prime Minister Nehru
exchanged visits and jointly initiated the famous Five Principles of Peaceful
Coexistence. Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi's visit to China in
December1988, facilitated a warming trend in relations
• Recently Chinese premier Wen Jiabao visited India, where he said that India and
China must take their trade to $30 billion level by 2010

2. INDO-CHINA BILATERAL TRADE
•
China and India established diplomatic relationships on
1 st April 1950 . In 1984, the two sides signed the Most
Favoured Nation (MFN) Agreement. In 1994 the two
countries signed agreements on avoiding double
taxation . Agreements for cooperation on health and
medical science, MOUs on simplifying the procedure
for visa application and on banking cooperation
between the two countries have also been signed.
Bilateral trade with China during 2004 has crossed the
$ 10 billion mark.

3. IHM MUMBAI STUDENT VISIT CHINA
• The Tourism friendship year signifying the cordial
relationship between China and India was
celebrated with great zeal and zest from
September 17th to 27th September. A fifteen
member delegation of Hotel Management
students and Faculty members were selected on
merit basis from both the Nations for an
exchange visit program. Student delegation from
India comprised of National Council toppers from
Institutes of Hotel Management including IHM
Mumbai, Chandigarh and Delhi PUSA.
IHM Mumbai students visit China to mark
Indo-China Year of Friendship for Tourism
2007

4. 7th round of Indo-China border talks
in FEB
• India and China have agreed to move ahead
pro-actively on outstanding issues between
them and reached on a 'important consensus'
on resolving the vexed border problem for
which their Special Representatives will hold
the next round of talks in late February, in
India.

5. INDO CHINA RELATIONSHIP
India-China relations has a long history, which was seen both ups &
downs during these last 6 decades. The relations between late 50's
& early 80's were sour due to circumstances leading to the war of
1962, which led to a serious setback in bilateral relations.
Nevertheless, India & China restored ambassadorial relations in
1976. In this backdrop it is essential to know the various to and fro
visit of the premiers & other high level dignitaries of both the
countries. In 1979, the then External Affairs Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee made a path-breaking visit to China, which lead
to the renewal of contacts at the highest political level after two
decades.
• Chinese Foriegn Minsiter Huang Hua made a return visit to India in
1981.
• the visit of PM Rajiv Gandhi to China in December 1988 was a
landmark in India-China relations.