While the Chinese leaders did not broach specific contentious issues, like visa rules that hampered Chinese businessmen engaged in Indian projects, there were concerns about discrimination against Chinese firms that had kept them out of key Indian projects —- like the Vizhinjam deep sea port in Kerala —- on grounds of security. They, however, stressed that economic cooperation was important between the two countries and this was symbolized in a tenfold growth in trade in the past decade. The Indians, meanwhile, are expecting greater Chinese interest in the culture scene, with support for Buddhist monasteries a possibility.
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