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开 本: 16开纸 张: 轻型纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9787508532912丛书名: 我们和你们系列
Mutual Visits between Chinese Premier and
Indian Prime Minister Resume after 30 Years……20
Zeng Xuyong:
First Exchange of Visits by Chinese and
Indian Heads of State ……41
Cheng Ruisheng:
A New Chapter in Sino-Indian Friendship……62
Pan Zhengxiu:
Surpass the Past, Face the Future ?
Correspondence between Ambassador Le
Yucheng and an Indian Girl……70
Cheng Youshu:
Memorable Years in which ‘Indian and
Chinese People Are Brothers’……74
Li Zhaoqian:
China’s Old Friends ? Pandit Sundarlal and
His Disciples……83
Valiyara Bhaskaran:
My Memory of India-China Friendship
Association (Karnataka)……93
Tu Lili:
Memories of the People-to-People Friendly
Exchanges between India and CPAFFC……99
COOPERATION
Li Danan:
How the Five Principles of Peaceful
Coexistence Came Into Being……110
Luo Zan:
India Opportunity in the Framework of the
Belt and Road Initiative……117
Xue Keqiao:
An Agreeable Cooperation Experience……126
Zheng Qingdian:
Friendship Rooted in the Hearts of Both
Peoples……131
MEMORY
Yuan Nansheng:
Making Friends with Dwarakanath Kotnis’
Brother and Sisters……138
Chen Yongcheng:
Indian Medical Mission in China ? A
Well-known Story in the History of
China-India Relations……149
Xue Yuan and Zhou Xin:
Kotnis Spirit: A Bond of Exchange between
Chinese and Indian Doctors ……175
Zheng Ruixiang:
Working in India for Two Times ?
Experiencing Vicissitudes of China-India Relations and Indian People’s
Friendship for China……180
Ji Ping:
A Story of Two Books……197
Wei Dexian:
A Little Girl with a Deep Love for Mao
Zedong……212
Liu Jinfeng:
Unforgettable Stories in My Diplomatic
Career ……216
Zhan Dexiong:
Seeing India through Little Stories……220
Pan Zhengxiu:
Civilized India, Our Sincere Friend……228
Mao Siwei:
My Days in Kolkata……243
Ma Jiali:
My Contact with Indian Leaders……249
CULTURE
Deng Junbing:
“The Good Boatman” – Mahatma Gandhi Sails to China……260
Li Zhaoqian:
Contributions of the International Academy
of Indian Culture to Exchanges between China and India……271
Liu Jian:
From Tagore to Broad Indian Culture ? My
Indian Studies……275
N. Ghadiga Chalam:
Commonality of Chinese and Indian
Cultures……292
Tang Yuangui:
My Affinity with India……297
Zhao Jiang:
‘Grandpa Beard’ from India and His Dream of Chinese
Literature……312
Zhan Dexiong:
Meeting Raj……317
Tang Lu:
I Bear Witness to the Growth of China-India
Relations……322
Postscript……333
Preface I
Promote the Further Development of the
Sino-Indian Friendship
At a time when China and India are
celebrating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic
relationsand are working hard to promote the further development of
theirbilateral relations, I am very glad, and deeply inspired, to learn that the
book You and US: Stories of China and India will be published soon. Luckily, I
had a chance to be one of the first to read it, and I was deeply impressed by
its rich contents, profound thoughts and sincere feelings. It fully reflects
the historical origin of Sino-Indian friendship for thousands of years and the
promising development prospects. It is advisable for every person engaged in
and concerned about Sino-Indian relations to read and treasure this book.
Thanks to the painstaking efforts and
wisdom of State leaders of the older generations of the two countries,
Sino-Indian relations have achievedgreat development and advancement today.
Reading the remembrances and thoughts of people of the older generation, I
realize how hard they worked for the development of Sino-Indian friendship as
well as theircontented expressions for the results so far achieved. This book
tells lots of touching storiesof the work done by people of several
generations. Had it not been for their careful watering and cultivation, the
tree of Sino-Indianfriendship would not have established suchdeep roots and
produced suchluxuriant foliage.
In the past one year or more since I served
as the Chinese Ambassador to India, I have had the honor to witness new changes
in bilateral relations. The loving care and efforts made to promote and guide
the development of bilateral relations of leaders of the two countries add
strong impetus to the development of thebilateral relations. An encouraging
spell of “China fever” and “India fever” has appeared on each side. Bilateral
cooperation in various fields is in full swing. In particular, the
people-to-people exchanges are booming, bringing about lots of moving stories.
Not long ago, a Chinese volunteerdonated stem cells to an Indianleukemia patient.
Whenan 11-year-old Indian girl in Bombay read the report in the newspaper, she
wrote to me saying China and India should go beyond the past and face the
future. She said she was willing to be an envoy of Sino-Indian friendship. I
invited her and her family to attend our National Day receptionin the
ChineseEmbassy and encouraged her to study hard and be the successor to the
cause of Sino-Indian friendship in the future. These vivid examples are only a
few dropsof water in the long river of theSino-Indianfriendship and
severalfootnotes in the movement of Sino-Indian exchanges. From this wesee the
wonderfulprospects of the bilateral relations and the common wish of the two
peoplesfor China and India to be good neighbors,partners and friendsin the true
sense, and theSino-Indian friendshipwill continue forever.
At present, both China and India are at a
crucial stage of national revival, thus facing enormous development
opportunities. With approximately the same concepts and complementary
resources, the two countries should be able to cooperate in implementation of
each other’s development strategies and build up a closer partnershipfor
development so as to more deeply benefit the two peoples. They should also be
able to bring in more people to support and take part in the cause of
Sino-Indian friendshipforbetter bilateral relations. As a member of the new
generation engaged in the cause, I will make great efforts to inherit and carry
on thefine tradition of the older generations and take over and pass on the baton
of Sino-Indian friendship so as to prosper the cause continuously and bring
more benefits to the two countries and their peoples.
Le Yucheng
Chinese Ambassador to India
November 18, 2015
Preface II
The volume, “Stories of China and India,”
comes at an apt time when relations between our two countries are advancing in
an all-round manner. Through essays and recollections, this book captures the
contributions made by eminent personalities in bringing bilateral engagement to
this exciting juncture.
Recently, at a lecture in Peking
University, I recalled for the audience my first visit to the campus in 1982.
At that time, there were about a dozen Indian students in all of China. Today,
that number has grown to more than 14,000. However, the students and faculty
agreed that even this number is too small for two large Asian dynamos which are
also close neighbours. This example encapsulates the distance we have travelled
as well as the potential that exists for us to grow further.
Linked through the ages by scholars, monks,
and traders, and led by the vision, dynamism and commitment of our leaders
today, our two ancient civilizations are engaging at an accelerating pace.
India and China are embracing new areas of cooperation across global, regional
and bilateral fields. The simultaneous re-emergence of these two major poles in
the emerging global architecture marks a fresh and more intense phase in our
relationship under the rubric of a closer developmental partnership.
New peaks were scaled during President Xi
Jinping’s successful visit to India in September 2014, followed by the landmark
visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to China just eight months later. Closer
partnership as defined by these two visits is reflected in growing political,
economic, and defence ties and strengthened people-to-people linkages. While
economic and commercial interaction is rapidly entering new realms, other areas
such as space, ocean research, urbanization and many more are now included in
the lexicon of bilateral relations. Though we have our differences, we have not
let these affect the growth of our bilateral ties. We are constantly seeking to
add positive content to our engagement, even as we strive to resolve
outstanding issues.
Many people including political leaders,
experts, academicians, businesspersons, and so on have played a role in the
resurgent evolution of bilateral ties. By bringing together these experiences,
“Stories of China and India” serves as a guidepost for the future. I believe
this book will prove valuable for further strengthening our relationship.
Ashok K. Kantha
Ambassador of India to China
Postscript
In order to promote neighborhood diplomacy
along with public diplomacy in general, China Intercontinental Press and the
Diplomatic Pen-Club MFA have joined hands in publishing You and Us: Stories of
China and India. The year of 2015 marked the 65th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations between China and India, giving this book
even greater significance.
China and India are two of the most ancient
civilizations of Asia. The traditional friendship between the two peoples has a
history of over 2,000 years. In modern times, China and India both suffered
from Western colonialist aggression
and domination for a long time. The two peoples showed sympathy
for and supported each other in opposing imperialism and colonialism and
struggling for national independence. The most typical example is that the
Indian National Congress sent a medical mission to China during the War of
Chinese People’s Resistance against Japanese Aggression that began in the
1930s. Among the team members, Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis sacrificed his precious
young life for the liberation cause of the Chinese people.
In the mid-20th Century, India and China
gained independence and liberation quite close to each other. On April 1, 1950,
the two countries established diplomatic relations, India being the first non-
socialist country to take this step. In 1954, the two countries jointly
initiated the world-famous Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, laying a
new foundation for bilateral relations. Thus, the two countries ushered in a
golden age of friendship and cooperation. At the first Asian-African
Conference (the Bandung Conference) held in 1955, China and India worked
together and made important contributions to its success. The Five Principles
of Peaceful Coexistence were widely accepted by Asian and African countries,
becoming a norm governing international relations.
As for the Sino-Indian friendship in the
1950s, in particular the birth of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
and the exchange of visits in 1954 by Zhou Enlai and Jawaharlal Nehru, two
founding premiers of their respective
country, two retired comrades, senior diplomats, of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the PRC gave a detailed account. As witnesses to these historical
events, they share the old touching stories never covered by news reports at
the time with a broader readership, in particular young and middle-aged
readers.
For reasons known to all, the Sino-Indian
relations saw setbacks in late the 1950s. Not until the second half of 1976 did
bilateral relations begin to recover. In 1977, direct trade and exchanges of
visitors were resumed. In February 1979 when Indian Foreign Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee visited China, Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping told him that “we
should seek common ground while shelving differences and allow no border issues
to prevent our friendly exchanges in other areas.” A favorable turn appeared in
the Sino-Indian relations. In December 1988, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
paid a visit to China, the first such visit in 34 years. Deng Xiaoping had a
cordial and friendly conversation with him. The two sides reached a consensus
on “looking forward” and agreed to solve their border issues on the principle
of “mutual understanding, mutual accommodation and mutual adjustment” instead
of allowing them to be obstacles to the development of bilateral friendship and
partnership. Both Chinese and Indian public opinion held that Rajiv Gandhi’s
successful visit to China marked a “turning point” and “milestone.” The
bilateral relations were basically normalized.
The 1990s witnessed fast development of the
Sino-Indian relations. Chinese Premier Li Peng’s visit to India in 1991 renewed
the exchange of high-level visits between China and India suspended for
decades. In 1992, Indian President Ramaswamy Venkataraman visited China, the
first presidential visit since India’s independence. During Indian Prime
Minister Narasimha Rao’s visit to China in 1993, the two sides signed the Agreement
on the Maintenance of Peace and
Tranquility along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China Border Area. In
1995, Qiao Shi, Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, visited India. In 1996,
Chinese President Jiang Zemin following suit. It was the first such state visit
in the 46 years
since the establishment of diplomatic relations.
The
two sides reached consensus on forging a
“21st-century-oriented constructive and cooperative partnership.” In May 2000,
Indian President Narayanan visited China to enhance the celebrations for the
50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Former Chinese
Ambassadors to India and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge
of Sino-Indian relations made detailed records as they witnessed the major
events in this period.
With the advent of the new century,
Sino-Indian relations have developed rapidly and comprehensively. There are
lots of reports and remarks in this regard, so we are very familiar with the
relevant events. Here, I would like to mention the following events: in April
2005 when Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited India, he and his Indian
counterpart signed a joint statement, announcing the establishment of
Sino-Indian strategic and cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity. In
May 2013, Premier Li Keqiang paid an
official visit to India, and in October, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
visited China, the second exchange of visits by Chinese and Indian premiers in
59 years since that by Zhou Enlai and Jawaharlal Nehru in 1954. In September
2014, President Xi Jinping made a visit to India that was of milestone
significance. The two heads of state agreed to build a closer partnership for
development, the core content in the bilateral strategic cooperative
partnership. In May 2015, Indian Prime Minister Modi made a successful visit to
China. Leaders of the two countries spoke highly of the current state of
bilateral relations: President Xi said, “If China and India speak with one
voice, the world will listen; if China and India work together, the world will
pay close attention.” Prime Minister Modi compared China and India to “two
bodies with the same spirit.” These words have been widely spread and gone deep
into the hearts of the two peoples.
Exchanges and interaction between leaders
of China and India are undoubtedly the most important indicators of bilateral
relations. However, a strong and lasting friendship is rooted among the masses,
too. Thus, this book tells a lot of stories about friendly exchanges and
cooperation between the two peoples to recall this
deep friendship. The authors of these
stories include diplomats working for a long time in India, and experts,
scholars and journalists engaged in research on India and Sino-Indian cultural
exchanges as well as Indian friends committed to Sino-Indian friendship and
working in China for a long time.
After the manuscripts were basically
completed, we were honored to invite the Chinese Ambassador to India Le Yucheng
and Indian Ambassador to China Ashok K. Kantha to preface this book. Here, I
extend my sincere gratitude to them. Moreover, I would like to express my
heartfelt thanks to all the authors. Many of them are my old leaders, old
colleagues and old friends. There are also new friends made through asking them
for contributions to this book. Their articles contribute much to Sino-Indian
friendship. I am filled with joy and deeply moved by their efforts.
Here, I would like to give special thanks
to former Chinese Ambassador to India Zhou Gang, Ambassador Liu Xinsheng, vice
chairman of the Diplomatic Pen-Club MFA and counselor Pan Zhengxiu for their
hard work for the successful completion of this book. Thanks are also given for
the support and assistance given by the Department of Asian Affairs of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Asian & African Affairs
under the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries,
Chinese Embassy in India, Chinese Consulate General in Mumbai, Indian Embassy
in China and other units.
Finally, I want to express thanks to the
relevant leaders and editors of the China Intercontinental Press. Thanks to
their support and efforts, the fruits of the work done by all who took part in
and supported this book could be published and presented to the readers caring
for India and Sino-Indian friendship.
Zheng Ruixiang December 2015
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