SHANGHAI Party Secretary Han Zheng met Shri Vijay Gokhale, India's new ambassador to China, last week.

Han said he led a Chinese delegation to visit India in May and found many people in New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai want the two countries to develop trade and economic cooperation. There is a huge potential for cooperation between the two nations.

He pointed out that Shanghai and Mumbai are sister cities with close economic and trade ties. Shanghai is keen to cooperate with other Indian states and cities and encourage local Chinese companies to invest in India.