Ahead of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's New Delhi visit, India and China today explored ways to resolve the vexed boundary issue. The Special Representatives of the two countries National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon and Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo held the 14th round of border talks in Beijing. The talks are aimed at finding ways to resolve differences over demarcation of the 4000-km-long border, especially at Aksai Chin in the Ladakh sector and Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims as part southern Tibet. Mr Menon, a specialist in Chinese affairs, is familiar with the top echelons of the leadership of this country as he had served as India's ambassador in Beijing and was also Foreign Secretary in the past. Menon and Dai, who are also friends, exchanged pleasantries, reminiscing their old association before settling down for the talks. The two diplomats are scheduled to hold the final round of the two-day talks tomorrow. The 13th round of boundary talks was held in New Delhi in 2009 between the then NSA M K Narayanan and Dai, which ended without much progress.