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PM Modi's China visit: China on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned visit to the Tianjin summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held later this month. After a gap of over seven years, Prime Minister Modi is expected to travel to China later this month to attend the annual summit of the SCO, people familiar with the matter in Delhi said this week. However, an official confirmation from the Indian side is yet to come. The planned visit came at a time when US President Donald Trump has soured the relations with New Delhi. He pointed fingers at India for imposig high tariff on US and imposed a similar tariff on New Delhi. 

SCO will enter a new stage of high-quality development: China

China welcomes Prime Minister Modi for the SCO Tianjin Summit, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said while answering a query on reports that Modi's visit to China to attend the Tianjin summit. “We believe that with the concerted effort of all parties, the Tianjin summit will be a gathering of solidarity, friendship and fruitful results, and the SCO will enter a new stage of high-quality development featuring greater solidarity, coordination, dynamism and productiveness,” he said.

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China will host the SCO Summit in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1. Leaders of over 20 countries, including all member states of the SCO and heads of 10 international organisations, will attend relevant events, Guo said. The SCO Tianjin Summit will be the largest summit in scale since the establishment of the SCO, he said.

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PM Modi expected to visit China

After a gap of over seven years, PM Modi is expected to travel to China later this month to attend the annual summit of the SCO, news agency PTI reported, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the plan, Prime Minister Modi will embark on a visit to Japan around August 29, and after concluding the trip, he will travel to the northern Chinese city of Tianjin for the SCO summit to be held on August 31-September 1.

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PM Modi's visit to China is being planned amid efforts by the two sides to repair their bilateral ties, which came under severe strain following the deadly clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan Valley in June 2020.

(With inputs from agency)

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