Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a message to Indian President Droupadi Murmu on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and China, emphasised the need for closer cooperation between the two nations. He described their relationship as a “Dragon-Elephant tango”, symbolising a harmonious partnership between their emblematic animals.
Notably, this is not the first time Beijing has highlighted the ‘Dragon-Elephant tango’. In March, Beijing had renewed its call for a Dragon-Elephant tango, saying a China-India partnership was the “only right choice” for both countries.
On Tuesday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also exchanged congratulatory messages.
While ‘Dragon-Elephant tango’ has been the Chinese refrain for several years — particularly after the June 2020 Galwan Valley clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers — it has been imbued with new urgency amid the geopolitical rumblings caused by Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
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