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title: "Wuhan Summit 2018: India-China Informal Talks"
description: "The Wuhan Summit 2018 was an informal meeting between Modi and Xi that reset India-China ties, introducing the 'Wuhan spirit' for strategic cooperation."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Wuhan Summit was an informal two-day meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held in Wuhan, China, on 27-28 April 2018.
- Why was the Wuhan Summit held in 2018?
- What is the difference between an informal summit and a state visit?
- What was the 'Wuhan spirit' and did it survive?
- What concrete outcomes came from Wuhan?

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1. 28 April 2018

   The Wuhan Summit was an informal two-day meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held in Wuhan, China, on 27-.

2. 12 October 2019

   Wuhan inaugurated a short-lived template that was repeated at the second informal summit in Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), Tamil Nadu, on 11-, where Modi host…

3. 15 June 2020

   The durability of the Wuhan spirit was tested and largely broken by the Galwan Valley clash of in eastern Ladakh, in which twenty Indian soldiers and an uns…

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In April 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping held the Wuhan Summit, walking the East Lake shore to reset India-China relations eight months after the Doklam standoff ended.

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