China, India to meet over recent tension

Tomorrow's meeting between Chinese and Indian premiers aims to help quench recent disputes in bilateral relations, which "actually have no major divergence but are severely impacted by Indian media", a former Chinese ambassador to India said.

Premier Wen Jiabao will meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in Thailand on Saturday on the sidelines of the East Asian summit, Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue said on Wednesday.

The meeting comes days before foreign ministers of both countries meet in India on Tuesday and a following return visit by the Indian top diplomat to China to prepare for a visit of Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the first such visit for an Indian head of state in nearly 10 years.