JOIN USAmbassador of the China to India Le Yucheng on Monday said that his country is collaborating on developing the high speed rail link between Delhi and Chennai and on increasing the speed on the Chennai-Mysuru rail line.
During his meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, the ambassador mentioned that his embassy was keen on further strengthening the relations between state level leaders in India with provincial leaders in China.
Le Yucheng said China proposes to establish a Consulate General in Chennai soon besides collaborating on developing the high speed rail link between Delhi and Chennai and on increasing the speed on the Chennai-Mysuru rail line.
“Information Technology, Pharma and Agriculture are three areas where India could export even more to China to redress the trade imbalance some more,” he said.
Expressing concern over a statistics that annually 110 million Chinese tourists go abroad, but only 100,000 visit India, he said this needs to change.
Le Yucheng expected that there would be substantial Chinese participation in the Global Investors Meet to be held in Chennai and highlighted the possibilities of investment in the renewable energy sector, particularly solar energy where the Chinese had some world class companies.