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Article: India, China agree to 'strategic partnership'
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- Oakland Tribune
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- April 12, 2005
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By Nirmala George
NEW DELHI -- India and China agreed Monday to form a "strategic
partnership," creating a diplomatic bond between Asia's two emerging
powers that would tie together nearly one-third of the world's
population.
The agreement, announced during a South Asia tour by Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao, reflects a major shift in relations between the
two nuclear countries, whose ties long have been defined by mutual
suspicion. It also is another step in a charm offensive by Beijing,
which is trying to build ties with its neighbors and ensure regional
stability for economic growth.
The United States, which also has courted warmer ties with India,
welcomed efforts by New Delhi and Beijing ...