PM speaks in Mandarin, which MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup, translates as: "If you think ahead a year, plant a seed; if you want to think ahead for 10 years, plant trees; if you want to think ahead for 100 years, teach the people."

Modi talks about the connection between India and China saying the Indian weavers learnt to weave Tanchoi from China.

He said, "After dark passages of history, India and China stand on verge of vast dynamic change in world."