Xi, Modi are looking ahead to cooperation

China and India should maintain peace and tranquility along their border region, President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, and he called for mutual respect between the world's two largest developing countries.

Each should adhere to the basic thought that both countries present development opportunities rather than threats for the other, Xi said at the meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province.

China hopes India will maintain a proper and reasonable attitude toward China's development, Xi said, adding that the two should seek common ground while reserving their differences.