Beijing, New Delhi establish hotlines to defuse border tensions

Beijing has praised the "strong" determination that both China and India showed in handling border problems, after the neighbors agreed to establish hotlines and hold regular military meetings to deal with the issue.

Both governments have made remarkable progress in recent years in defusing border tension, observers said.

A key meeting on border issues was held in New Delhi on Thursday and Friday, gathering senior officials from diplomatic and defense authorities from both countries.