A yoga and tai chi exercise event is held at Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing on Friday.[Photo by FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY]
Regarding the border question and other sensitive issues, Li restated China's stance by calling on both sides to demonstrate vision, keep negotiations going and establish mechanisms for cooperation.
To usher in a truly "Asian Century", he said, the two countries need to focus on promoting strategic cooperation and common development.
China is in discussions with India over helping it to build the world's second-longest high-speed railroad linking New Delhi in the north to the southern city of Chennai. It is Beijing's latest effort to push for a bigger share of the overseas high-speed train market.
Zheng Jian, a senior official at China's National Railway Administration, led a delegation to India last month to negotiate deals to upgrade existing railways, build high-speed lines and prepare to set up a railroad academy, according to a report on the authority's website.
Other deals cover mining, education, space, quality supervision, film and television, the oceans and earthquake science.
Bilateral trade increased from $4.95 billion in 2002 to $70.6 billion last year, although it accounted for less than 2 percent of China's total trade, according to statistics on the website of China's State Council.