China says it would like to work with India to make a stronger relationship, becoming good neighbours, good friends and good partners forever. It also expressed readiness to resolve pending issues like the border dispute. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the two countries have maintained high-level contacts and cooperation and exchanges in various fields and made significant progress. He was responding to a question about Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao's comments in Washington that the relationship between India and China has improved significantly in the last two decades. On the border issue, Mr. Qin Gang said with the development of China-India relations, border issue will be gradually resolved.