Donald Trump on Wednesday started his maiden visit to Beijing with both sides inking deals worth $9 billion.

China is pulling out all the stops to give a 'state visit-plus' reception to Trump on his maiden visit.

Sitharaman visited forward army posts in remote Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China on Sunday to take stock of the defence preparedness.

China on Thursday blocked another bid by the United States, France and the United Kingdom to list Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the United Nations, saying it has rejected the move as "there is no consensus".

The proposed tunnel, which would drop down from the world's highest plateau in multiple sections connected by waterfalls, would provide water in China's largest administrative division, comprising vast swathes of deserts and dry grasslands.

China had in August extended by three months its technical hold on the proposal to list JeM founder Azhar as a global terrorist after having blocked the move in February this year at the United Nations.

The Politburo Standing Committee -- the most powerful body in China -- is unveiled, but in a break from Communist party convention, no successor to Xi Jinping is named.

Xi's concept of "socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era" was added to the party's Constitution

The official cited it as an example of 'how the Chinese military is trying to resolve issues through dialogue mechanisms'.

'Would not accept the arguments of foreign countries and leaders to meet the Lama as a religious leader'

Sitharaman had a brief conversation with Chinese soldiers during her maiden visit to the Nathu La border post in Sikkim.

"Speaking of Pakistan, the first word that comes to my mind is 'Iron Pak'," Col Wu Qian told a media briefing

If smart enough, India should befriend China and respect Pakistan, preventing disputes from spilling over, the article said.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying, while reacting to Japan's plans to step up investments in the northeastern states, told the media that China is opposed to any foreign investment in the areas where it has disputes with India.

China also said that it was opposed to any third-party involvement in the resolution of the Sino-India boundary disputes.

However, Beijing expresses readiness for talks to reopen the Nathu La pass for the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra.

'No one knows Pak and understands Pak better than China,' Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

'We should not treat each other as rivals. We should make cooperation the mainstream, China said.

India and China on Monday ended their standoff in Dokalam by withdrawing their troops from the area, just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China to attend the BRICS summit next week.

China said Islamabad is at the frontline of combating terrorism.