China's Xi tells Modi to safeguard peace in border areas - media

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, arrive for the 'Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries' on the sidelines of the 2017 BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, 05 September 2017. REUTERS/Wu Hong/Pool

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping told India's Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday that the two countries should respect each other and safeguard peace in border areas, according to the state-owned People's Daily. Xi also told Modi that India should treat China's development correctly and rationally in a meeting on the sidelines of a summit of BRICS countries, according to the People's Daily. (Reporting by Beijing Monitoring Desk)