We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development, and that south Asia will enjoy peace, stability and prosperity.

We have reiterated on many occasions that China wishes to establish and develop long-term, good-neighbourly and friendly relations with all countries in south Asia.

There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations rather than monopolised by a few powers.

As a historical legacy, the Kashmir conflict has been an outstanding issue for more than half a century.

Today, being the biggest developing countries in the world, China and India are both committed to developing their economy and raising their people's living standards.

If you create a new party... to try to deny the communist party leadership, then not be allowed to exist.

Ours is a colourful and diversified world. It is also a complex one.