China Regrets Block on Indian Athletes' Travel but Defends Border Stand

China said on Monday it regretted that two Indian athletes were blocked last week from going to China but defended measures it has put in place in response to a border dispute which led to the ban on the pair traveling. Relations between the nuclear-armed Asian giants have been warming recently after decades of hostility following a 1962 border war. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is due to visit China this month. Nevertheless, the refusal last Thursday by a Chinese airline to let the ...

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