Beijing, April 16: China on Monday said its ties with India hold “great potential” and have witnessed new progress after a flurry of high-level exchanges. Beijing and New Delhi are making efforts to repair the relations damaged by the 73-day military stand-off between their armies last year. It is evident from the increase in visits by top diplomats from both countries, including the low-key one by NSA Ajit Doval last week. “This year, under the guidance of the two leaders, China-India relations have been developing with a sound momentum. We have seen close exchanges at all levels and new progress in all around-cooperation,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said. “Just like you said, member of the political bureau Yang Jiechi met the Indian National Security Advisor Doval in Shanghai and also the 11th Joint Economic Group meeting and the 5th Strategic Economic Dialogue were held successfully.” Hua was responding to a question by the Chinese media about the warmth in India-China ties.