BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- As two major developing countries and emerging economies, China and India should concentrate on development and cooperation, and bring bilateral relationship back on a track of healthy and stable development, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Tuesday.
The spokesperson made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar's recent speech, in which he said India-China relations are crucially related to the development prospect of the two countries and the global order, and that India will handle its relations with China from a long-term perspective.
As two ancient civilizations, major developing countries and emerging economies, China and India should focus on development and cooperation, Guo said.
This serves the fundamental interests of the two countries' over 2.8 billion people, responds to common aspirations of countries and people in the region, corresponds with the trend of the remarkable growth of the Global South, and is conducive to regional and global peace and prosperity, Guo said.
The two countries should adhere to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, practice genuine multilateralism, advocate an equal and orderly multi-polar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and make greater contributions to safeguarding and promoting world peace, stability, development and prosperity, the spokesperson added. ■