India and China’s relationship is thawing as the U.S.’s ties with India chills under President Donald Trump.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is reportedly on a visit to New Delhi this week on his first trip to India in more than three years, to meet with India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. On the agenda is the possibility of reducing the number of troops on the disputed Himalayan border, which would be a significant step in improving India-China relations since a deadly 2020 border clash that froze ties for years.

The regional neighbors’ warming ties is happening against the backdrop of Trump in recent months targeting India, a longtime friend of the U.S. that had been seen as a buffer against the influence of China in

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