Chinese Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie headed a 23-member delegation on a four-day visit to India on 2 September aimed at improving bilateral defence ties and allaying New Delhi's concerns over Beijing's growing strategic influence across South Asia. Senior Indian military officials in New Delhi said Gen Liang's visit - the first by a Chinese defence minister since 2004 -had been organised at Beijing's behest to "smoothen divergences" in defence relations.
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