Li's India Trip; China-India's Large Potential Makes West Anxious

"Such rationality is commendable in present-day Asia where nationalism runs rampant."

The editorial said that these two large emerging countries have many common interests on major issues such as the global financial order and climate change, which means that the two countries must seek cooperation.

"China and India's combined potential are large enough to make the West anxious. Internal dissension between China and India meets Western interests.

"There are many weaknesses in the bilateral relationship which can be exploited by outsiders. Without mutual respect, small frictions can be exaggerated. Also, if both nations simultaneously rise, they may put pressure on the other," it added.

The daily, however, noted that the "Indian sense of national pride is very strong but Chinese society doesn't want to adapt. Chinese people lack understanding and respect toward India. They tend to judge it according to ill-conceived preconceptions".

"...China's surrounding environment will suffer if India, a country which has the prospect of running neck-and-neck with China, becomes another Japan or Philippines in terms of its policies toward China."

It called for "wisdom" to develop Sino-Indian strategic ties.