India, Aug. 19 -- Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said China and India should establish "correct strategic understanding" and regard each other as partners, a Chinese readout showed.

The Chinese statement comes after external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Wang Yi on Monday discussed border peace, trade issues and bilateral exchanges, aiming to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

The Chinese foreign minister said exchanges and dialogue at all levels between the two countries had been gradually restored, and bilateral relations were returning to cooperation.

Wang also urged both sides, as major countries, to set an example for other developing countries to unite and strengthen themselves, news agency Reuters...