Modi woos China in Mandarin

From the time Narendra Modi proffered local dignitaries in Beijing a brand-new Mandarin language visiting card — coloured the favourite red of the Chinese Communist Party for good measure — to the voice-over of his video presentation (which was in Chinese rather than as usual with Indian presentations, in desi English), it was clear that he had researched his hosts as thoroughly as they had studied him, probably a first for Indian politicians visiting the Chinese capital.

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