Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visits China
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri began an official visit to China (27–28 July 2026) by meeting Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, in Beijing.
Summary
On 27 July 2026, Misri – a former Indian Ambassador to China – met Sun Haiyan to discuss deepening implementation of the leaders' guidance for bilateral relations, including issues of priority to both sides and political, people-to-people, academic and think-tank exchanges. He also met Hong Liang, Deputy Secretary General of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami attended. The MEA later said the visit covered trade and economic ties, cultural links, people-to-people exchanges and peace and tranquillity in the border areas. It followed the meeting between EAM S. Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of ASEAN-related meetings in Manila on 21 July.
Key facts
- Visit
- Official visit to China, 27–28 July 2026
- First meeting
- Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister, International Department of CPC Central Committee
- Also met
- Hong Liang, Deputy Secretary General, 14th CPPCC National Committee
- Indian Ambassador to China
- Vikram Doraiswami
- Preceded by
- Jaishankar–Wang Yi meeting in Manila, 21 July 2026
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri began his official visit to China on 27 July 2026 by meeting Sun Haiyan, who holds which post?
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Correct answer: B — Vice Minister, International Department of the CPC Central Committee
Sun Haiyan is Vice Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Who was India's Ambassador to China, present at Foreign Secretary Misri's meetings in Beijing in July 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Vikram Doraiswami
Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami attended the Foreign Secretary's meeting with Sun Haiyan. Randhir Jaiswal is the MEA spokesperson.