Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- China and India should be partners and focus on development, strengthen friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation, and address each other's concerns to promote the sound and steady development of bilateral relations, Consul General of China in Kolkata Xu Wei said.

Speaking on the 77th anniversary of the National Day of the People's Republic of China on Tuesday, Xu referred to the September 12 meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in New Delhi.

"On September 12, our President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi. The two leaders had an in-depth exchange of views on the development of China-India relations. The most important cons...