India and China hold 35th Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) talks in Beijing on May 27

Key facts

• India and China held the 35th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) in Beijing on May 27.
• The Indian delegation was led by Sujit Ghosh, Joint Secretary (East Asia) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), while the Chinese side was headed by Hou Yanqi, Director General of the Boundary & Oceanic Affairs Department of China’s foreign ministry.
• The discussions focused on issues related to delimitation, border management, mechanism building, and cross-border cooperation.
• India stressed the need for an early meeting of the next Expert Level Mechanism on Trans-border Rivers.
• Both nations agreed to maintain regular diplomatic and military-level exchanges and prepare for the next meeting of the Special Representatives (SR) scheduled to be held in China.