On August 29, 2024, Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Hong Liang and Joint Secretary of the East Asia Division of the Ministry of External Affairs of India Gourangalal Das co-chaired the 31st Meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on China-India Border Affairs in Beijing. Representatives of government agencies for foreign affairs, national defense and immigration affairs of the two countries attended the meeting. The meeting was held in a positive, friendly and candid atmosphere.

The two sides agreed to work together to turn the page on the border situation at an early date in accordance with the guiding principles of the important common understandings reached between the two foreign ministers recently. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on relevant issues in the border areas, further narrowed differences and expanded consensus, agreed to strengthen dialogue and consultation, accommodate each other's legitimate concerns and reach a mutually acceptable solution at an early date. The two sides agreed to consolidate the outcomes of consultations, strictly abide by border-related agreements and confidence-building measures, and continue to jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border areas.