Xi, Modi Agree China & India Not Rivals

TIANJIN — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, ahead of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit. The two leaders agreed that China and India are partners, not rivals, and that their relationship should be viewed from a strategic and long-term perspective. Xi said the two countries are each other's development opportunities rather than threats and that specific matters would fall into place with steady progress. He emphasized that as important members of the Global South, they share a responsibility to improve the well-being of their peoples and promote the rejuvenation…