On April 1, 2010, Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Indian counterpart Pratibha Patil exchanged congratulatory messages to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

In his message, Hu said that China and India are adjacent to each other and both peoples enjoy a long history of friendly exchanges. Thanks to the concerted efforts of both sides, bilateral relations between China and India have steadily developed since the establishment of diplomatic relations 60 years ago, Hu said. In the new century, China and India have established a strategic cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity and worked out the ten strategies of developing China-India relations. The two nations have carried out fruitful cooperation in areas such as politics, trade and culture and coordinated closely on international and regional affairs, he said.

Hu said that as emerging developing countries, China and India are facing common tasks and challenges, share broad common interests and shoulder important responsibilities as well. The friendly neighborliness, close cooperation and common development of China and India, Hu said, would benefit not only the two peoples but also would be conducive to Asian and global peace and development. In his message, Hu stressed that China regards its relationship with India as one of its most important bilateral ties. He added that to develop a long-term and stable strategic cooperative partnership with India is an established policy of the Chinese government. China is ready to strengthen friendship, deepen mutual trust and expand cooperation with India, the president said. Hu said China will join hands with India to face various global challenges, safeguard the interests of the developing countries and advance the development of the China-India strategic cooperative partnership.

Patil said in her message that with the joint efforts of both sides, India's ever-growing relationship with China enjoys a sound momentum of development and is of global and strategic significance. Both sides have established a strategic cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity. The close cooperation between the two nations will be conducive to the peace and stability of Asia and the whole world, she said. India hopes to continue its close cooperation with China, and will strive to bring India-China relations to new heights, Patil said.

On the same day, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao also exchanged congratulatory messages with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

In his message, Wen said that China and India enjoy a traditional friendship which goes back to more than two thousand years. Peace, friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation have been the main stream of bilateral ties between China and India over the past six decades. There is enough room in the world for both China and India to develop, as well as sufficient area for the two countries to enhance cooperation. The two nations should learn from and support each other so as to achieve win-win results and common development, he said.

Singh said in his message that India and China are both ancient civilizations. Both sides enjoy a long tradition of learning from each other’s cultures. The mature bilateral relationship between India and China is in line with the interests of both countries, and is conducive to regional and world peace, stability and development. He said he was confident about the future of India-China relations.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi also exchanged congratulatory messages with his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna.