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AHMEDABAD. — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat yesterday, starting his three-day visit to the South Asian neighbour.
It is Xi’s first trip to India since he took office in March 2013, and also the first state visit in eight years by a Chinese president to the country.
Xi was scheduled to attend a few joint events with Modi in Ahmedabad yesterday afternoon before flying to the capital New Delhi in the evening.
Ahmedabad is the centre of textile industry and a commercial hub in India. It is the largest city of Gujarat and also the former capital of the state.
Modi had served as chief minister of Gujarat for over a decade before being sworn in as the country’s prime minister in May.
Shortly after Modi’s landslide victory in the election, China sent Foreign Minister Wang Yi to New Delhi in June as special envoy of President Xi, delivering a message that the world’s two most populous nations are “natural partners” rather than “rivals.” — Xinhua.
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