Chinese, Indian leaders to meet this week

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet in central China this week, Beijing announced on Sunday, as the Asian powers work to improve strained ties.

The two leaders will hold an "informal summit" in the city of Wuhan on Friday and Saturday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after talks with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj.

"The summit will go a long way towards deeping the mutual trust between the two great neighbours," Wang said. Xi and Modi "will set a general direction, identify new goals and create a new dynamic for the growth of China-India relations.