New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- India-China trade reached a "record high" of $155.6 billion in 2025, registering year-on-year growth of more than 12% at a time the world is grappling with growing changes and turbulence, Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong said on Tuesday. Xu, who was addressing an event to mark the Chinese New Year in New Delhi, pointed to several developments to argue that bilateral relations have improved since the end of a military standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that lasted more than four years. He contended that bilateral ties have "continued to improve", with India's exports to China growing by 9.7% amid the growth in two-way trade, while China has resumed the pilgrimage to a sacred mountain and holy lake in the Xizang region - a reference to the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra - with nearly 20,000 Indian pilgrims visiting the site. Xu said India resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens, and direct flights between the Chinese mainland and India were restored, facilitating exchanges between the people of the two countries....