Overview
- In 2025, bilateral trade reached a record $155.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of more than 12%, according to Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong.
- India’s exports to China rose 9.7% last year, which the envoy cited as evidence of untapped potential in the economic relationship.
- People-to-people links have restarted with tourist visas for Chinese citizens, restored direct flights, and a resumed Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage that drew nearly 20,000 Indian visitors.
- Xu credited the August 2025 Xi–Modi meeting in Tianjin with moving ties to a “new level of improvement,” following the effective end of the prolonged LAC standoff in October 2024.
- China signaled support for India’s BRICS presidency and deeper multilateral coordination even as India continues to flag limited market access and Chinese export restrictions in key sectors.