New Delhi, March 17 -- China has heaped rare praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his podcast with AI researcher Lex Fridman. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that they 'appreciated' PM Modi's "positive" remarks on the Sino-Indian ties favouring dialogue over discord. On Sunday, PM Modi reiterated his stance on preferring dialogue over discord, when asked about India's relation with China.

Mao Ning told a media briefing in Beijing on Monday, "Let me stress that in the 2000 plus years' history of interactions, the two countries (India and China) have maintained friendly exchanges" and both the countries learned from each other contributing to civilisational achievements and human progress, she said.

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