On August 25, the 25th meeting of the Special Representative on Sino-Indian Border Issues was held in Beijing. Wang Yi, China's special representative, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and head of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Central Committee, had a frank and in-depth exchange of views with India's special representative and national security adviser Dorval on the Sino-Indian border issue, and reached an eight-point consensus on the results as follows: First, the two sides reiterated their commitment to maintaining peace and tranquility in the border region and creating an appropriate atmosphere for the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations. Second, the two sides emphasized that they will advance negotiations on a framework for resolving the border issue in accordance with the 2005 agreement on the political guiding principles for resolving the Sino-Indian border issue and the consensus reached during the subsequent special representative meetings between the two countries, and seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution. Third, the two sides set up a border demarcation expert group and a border control working group under the framework of the Sino-Indian border affairs consultation and coordination working group to advance discussions on the early and substantive gains of border demarcation and border control work respectively. The two groups will first clarify the scope of their respective functions. Fourth, the two sides agreed to handle any situation on the border in a timely manner through existing diplomatic and military channels, including WMCC, local commanders' meetings, and other mechanisms agreed upon by both parties, to work to resolve outstanding issues and avoid misunderstandings and misjudgments between the two sides in the area of actual control of the border. The two sides discussed ways to improve understanding of actual control lines in corresponding regions in order to better control the border. Fifth, in order to improve border control measures, the two sides agreed to add two general-level meeting points and add two additional military contact hotlines for border guards in the eastern and middle sections of the border. Sixth, the two sides are positively evaluating the progress made in cross-border cooperation. India appreciates the efforts made by the Chinese side to expand the scale of pilgrimages to Mount Gangrenboqi and Mabangyongcuo Lake in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Both sides appreciated the reopening of the three border trade markets between China and India. The two sides agreed to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in border trade, pilgrimages, etc., and jointly create an atmosphere of dialogue, peace, consultation and cooperation in the border region. Seventh, the two sides agreed to hold a new round of expert mechanism meetings on cross-border rivers in September to maintain communication on issues related to hydrological reporting and renewal of memorandums of understanding. Eighth, the two sides agreed to hold the 26th Special Representative Meeting in India in 2027.

On August 25, the 25th meeting of the Special Representative on Sino-Indian Border Issues was held in Beijing. Wang Yi, China's special representative, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and head of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Central Committee, had a frank and in-depth exchange of views with India's special representative and national security adviser Dorval on the Sino-Indian border issue, and reached an eight-point consensus on the results as follows: First, the two sides reiterated their commitment to maintaining peace and tranquility in the border region and creating an appropriate atmosphere for the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations. Second, the two sides emphasized that they will advance negotiations on a framework for resolving the border issue in accordance with the 2005 agreement on the political guiding principles for resolving the Sino-Indian border issue and the consensus reached during the subsequent special representative meetings between the two countries, and seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution. Third, the two sides set up a border demarcation expert group and a border control working group under the framework of the Sino-Indian border affairs consultation and coordination working group to advance discussions on the early and substantive gains of border demarcation and border control work respectively. The two groups will first clarify the scope of their respective functions. Fourth, the two sides agreed to handle any situation on the border in a timely manner through existing diplomatic and military channels, including WMCC, local commanders' meetings, and other mechanisms agreed upon by both parties, to work to resolve outstanding issues and avoid misunderstandings and misjudgments between the two sides in the area of actual control of the border. The two sides discussed ways to improve understanding of actual control lines in corresponding regions in order to better control the border. Fifth, in order to improve border control measures, the two sides agreed to add two general-level meeting points and add two additional military contact hotlines for border guards in the eastern and middle sections of the border. Sixth, the two sides are positively evaluating the progress made in cross-border cooperation. India appreciates the efforts made by the Chinese side to expand the scale of pilgrimages to Mount Gangrenboqi and Mabangyongcuo Lake in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Both sides appreciated the reopening of the three border trade markets between China and India. The two sides agreed to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in border trade, pilgrimages, etc., and jointly create an atmosphere of dialogue, peace, consultation and cooperation in the border region. Seventh, the two sides agreed to hold a new round of expert mechanism meetings on cross-border rivers in September to maintain communication on issues related to hydrological reporting and renewal of memorandums of understanding. Eighth, the two sides agreed to hold the 26th Special Representative Meeting in India in 2027.