Chinese envoy calls on Jaishankar, pushes for taking relations in ‘right direction’ amid border row

"Discussed our bilateral relationship and our common interest in its stabilization and progress," Jaishankar later said in a brief statement on X , posting a picture of his meeting with Xu. Xu assumed office on 31 May after a 15-month vacancy in the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi — the longest in India-China history since the 1962-1976 gap. New Delhi: The new Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, called on External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi Tuesday amid strained relations between India and China due to the ongoing border standoff in eastern Ladakh. The Chinese envoy said in…