China welcomes Modi's invitation to Xi to visit India

Officials say that China is keen that President Pranab Mukherjee should take part in the event being held here on June 28 in which Xi and President of Myanmar Thein Sein are due to take part.

A detailed roadmap for a host of pending decisions, including Chinese investment parks, China's participation in Indian railway modernisation and infrastructure projects, steps to provide more access to India's IT and pharmaceuticals to address the trade deficit, which now stands around USD 35 billion, are expected to figure during Wang's visit. 

Xi, who established himself as the most powerful leader in China within a year after taking power, heading the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), the presidency and the military, has been conveying persistent messages to improve relations with India as Beijing braces to deal with the US pivot to Asia and rising tensions over its maritime disputes with Japan and Southeast Asian countries.