China-India border talks underway

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China and India have wrapped up the first day of the 13th round of talks to resolve their long-disputed border. The two-day meeting aims to narrow the scope of disagreement between the two nations.

Meanwhile, China has rejected a Hong Kong report about the China-India border talks. The Hong Kong based Ming Pao newspaper reported Wednesday that China's position on the talks was that it would claim 28 percent of the disputed territory. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu has called the report groundless. She says China is willing to make a joint effort with India, in the spirit of mutual understanding, to find a fair and mutually acceptable solution to the issue.

State Councilor Dai Bingguo and India's National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan resumed a new round of boundary discussions in New Delhi on Friday after a year's gap.

Up to now, twelve rounds of such talks have been held, but progress has been slow.

The disputed territory in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region is a result of the "McMahon Line" drawn by the British colonial rulers in India in the early 20th century.