"China will maintain communication and consultation with India to further facilitate people-to-people exchange": Reports

xBEIJING: China on Friday welcomed India's move to speed up approval of business visas to Chinese professionals visiting the country for short periods, describing it as a "positive" step."We've noted this positive move," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a media briefing here while replying to a question on reports that India will remove the red tape to speed up issuance of business visas to Chinese business professionals.

Guo said that easing cross-border travel "serves the common interests of all parties".

"China will maintain communication and consultation with India to further facilitate people-to-people exchange," he said.

The move was expected to g

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