‘New breakthrough’ in military ties with India: China

Beijing: China today said a “new breakthrough” has been achieved in its military relations with India, noting that a high-level Indian defence delegation would soon be visiting this country.
“New breakthroughs” and developmental momentum have emerged in Sino-India military ties, Geng Yansheng, a spokesman for the Chinese Defence Ministry, was quoted by the state-run Xinhua news agency as saying.
The visiting delegation of Indian border patrol forces will include officers from several branches of India’s military, Geng said, without providing details.
He was apparently referring to a recent decision by India and China to resume defence exchanges at the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao in Sanya on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.