BEIJING: China on Monday said that it is ready to work with India to enhance political mutual truBEIJING: China on Monday said that it is ready to work with India to enhance political mutual trust, properly manage their differences and safeguard the long term development of bilateral ties.st, properly manage their differences and safeguard the long term development of bilateral ties.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said this at a regular briefing when a western media sought China's reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that the Indian armed forces have given a befitting reply to those challenging the country's sovereignty.

Modi, in his Independence day address to the nation, said that the Indian army has given a befitting reply to those questioning the country's sovereignty from LaC to LoC, in a veiled reference to Pakistan and China