China seeks to enhance economic ties with India

     Kolkata, Jan 18: China on Friday said that trade and investment ties with India would have to be enhanced for mutual gain.

     Consul General of China in Kolkata Mao Siwei said at business meet organised by Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry here today that trade ties between the two countries has increased 20 times since 1999.

     He said in 2007, the volume of bilateral trade stood at 38.6 billion dollars.

     Siwei said that the recent visit of India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would definitely boost trade ties between the two nations.

     He said that both China and India were endowed with huge population. For India, it was favourable as majority chunk of the population was young.

     Regarding West Bengal, he said that the state was building its image as a preferred investment destination in the country.

     He said that the economy of the state was booming.

     Bureau Report

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