Sudden Modi-Xi Meeting Signals Diplomatic Thaw Between Neighbors

  • Prime minister’s ‘informal summit’ trip announced late Sunday
  • Meeting set to start Friday in central Chinese city of Wuhan

Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping.

Photographer: Kenzaburo Fukuhara/AFP via Getty Images

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, as world’s two most-populous countries seek to reduce tensions after a tense border dispute last year.

The “informal summit” between Xi and Modi will be held Friday and Saturday in Wuhan, the capital of the central province of Hubei, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday at a news conference with India External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.