Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China’s Tianjin Saturday afternoon to attend the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, beginning Sunday. PM Modi, who travelled from Tokyo after concluding his Japan visit earlier in the day, received a colourful welcome upon his arrival at the Binhai International Airport in Tianjin. He was given warm welcome by the India diaspora as he arrives at a hotel in Tianjin. PM Modi also watched performances based on Indian classical music and dance. The performers were Chinese nationals who have been learning Indian classical music and dance for years now.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi watches performances based on Indian classical music and dance, as he arrives at a hotel in Tianjin, China.
— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2025
The performers are Chinese nationals who have been learning Indian classical music and dance for years now.
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After a gap of over seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China on a keenly watched visit that assumed greater significance in view of sudden downturn in India-US ties triggered by Washington's policies on tariff.Modi is in China primarily to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on August 31 and September 1.
However, his scheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday has assumed greater significance in the face of Washington's tariff tussle that has impacted almost all leading economies across the world. In the talks, Modi and Xi are expected to take stock of India-China economic ties and deliberate on steps to further normalise relations that came under severe strain following the eastern Ladakh border row.
In the last few months, both sides have initiated a series of measures to reset their ties that came under severe strain following the deadly clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan Valley in June 2020. The prime minister last visited China in June, 2018, to attend the SCO summit. Chinese President Xi visited India in October 2019 for the second "informal summit".
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