莫迪前三次访华都到访过哪些城市？ | Where has Indian PM Modi visited in China?

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit central China's Wuhan this Friday and Saturday for an informal meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

It will be Modi's fourth visit to China since taking office in 2014. During his three previous trips, the Indian prime minister has already been to five cities in different parts of the country.

Despite ups and downs in their relations, the two neighboring countries have been making efforts to enhance communication, expand common ground and deepen mutual trust.

The first trip: Official visit to China

Date: May 14-16, 2015

Places: Xi'an, Beijing and Shanghai

Modi paid an official visit to China in May 2015. His first stop was Xi'an, capital city of Shaanxi Province and Xi's hometown. The Indian prime minister visited several historic sites such as the terra-cotta warriors, Daxingshan Temple and the ancient city wall.

May 14, 2015: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) accompanies Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Temple of Great Maternal Grace (Daci'en) after their meeting in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. /Xinhua Photo

He then headed to China's capital Beijing, where he was officially welcomed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Following a two-hour meeting between the two heads of government, 24 agreements were signed on areas ranging from high-speed railway, the military and border issues, to the establishment of a yoga college in the southwestern city of Kunming.

Modi also attended a Taichi and yoga performance at the Temple of Heaven and delivered a speech at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

His last stop was Shanghai in east China, where he took part in the inauguration for the Center for Gandhian and Indian Studies at Fudan University.

May 15, 2015: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) holds a welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their talks in Beijing. /Xinhua Photo

The second trip: Attending G20 summit

Date: September 3-5, 2016

Place: Hangzhou

In September 2016, Modi met with President Xi Jinping and other world leaders in east China's Hangzhou City during the Group of 20 summit.

President Xi told Modi that China and India should continue high-level exchanges and enhance understanding and trust.

September 4, 2016: Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2nd L), South African President Jacob Zuma (1st R), Brazilian President Michel Temer (1st L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) attend a BRICS leaders' meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. /Xinhua Photo

The two countries should seek synergy between their development strategies and discuss the implementation of pragmatic cooperation in large projects in infrastructure construction and production capacity, Xi noted.

Modi said strategic partnership is of great importance for both of the two countries and to the rest of the world, highlighting close high-level exchanges, bilateral trade and people-to-people exchanges.

The third trip: Attending BRICS summit

Date: September 3-5, 2017

Place: Xiamen

September 5, 2017: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. /Xinhua Photo

Modi's third trip to China came shortly after the end of a military standoff between the two countries in the border area of Donglang. In September 2017, President Xi and Modi held talks on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in China's coastal city Xiamen.

Noting that the two neighboring countries are the world's two largest emerging markets and developing countries, Xi told Modi that healthy and stable bilateral relations are in line with the expectations of the region and the international community.

China and India should see each other as development opportunities rather than threats, Xi said, adding that peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation are the only right choice for the two countries.

September 3, 2017: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. /Xinhua Photo

Modi agreed that India and China should not see each other as rivals and should instead make cooperation, the focus of bilateral relations.

The Indian prime minister said he expects the leaders of the two countries to maintain close communication and play a leading role in developing the ties.

The fourth trip: Informal meeting with Xi

Date: April 27-28, 2018

Place: Wuhan

October 5, 2016: The Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, Hubei Province. /Xinhua Photo

Wuhan will soon become the sixth Chinese city that Modi visits.

Xi and Modi will have strategic communication on the world's profound changes and exchange views on overall, long-term and strategic issues regarding China-India relations, according to Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Announcing the arrangement on Sunday, Wang said socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, while India is at a critical period for its development and rejuvenation.

May 12, 2015: An Indian chef of the Delhi Indian Restaurant demonstrates the way of making Indian traditional rumali in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. /Xinhua Photo

On this background, Xi and Modi decided to hold this informal meeting, which will help deepen mutual trust between the two leaders, make strategic judgement on the world pattern and China-India relations, and guide the two countries to set new goals and open up new prospects for the bilateral ties, Wang said.

"This not only benefits the two countries and peoples, but will also exert significant and positive influence on regional and world peace and development," he stressed.

Modi's tour of China doesn't end there, as he is expected to travel to another beautiful coastal city, Qingdao, in June for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.