External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will arrive in Beijing on Monday for comprehensive talks with the top Chinese leadership covering issues like issuance of stapled visas by Beijing and illegal construction in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The issue of imbalance in trade is also likely to be raised.<br/><br/>Besides attending a civic reception, Mr. Krishna would formally kick off six-month-long celebrations to mark the 60th year of establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. <br/><br/>Briefing media on the visit, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said in New Delhi on Saturday that India has already taken up the issue of Chinese constructions at POK at different levels. Reiterating that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India, he said that any construction there by a foreign company is illegal. On the issue of stapled visa he said that India is of the view that a uniform practice should be followed by China regardless of ethnicity and domicile of Indian nationals. <br/><br/>The Joint Secretary, East Asia, Gautam Bambawale said this issue is of core concern to India as it involves national sovereignty and territorial integrity.<br/><br/>On the imbalance in trade, New Delhi will seek greater access of Indian goods to Chinese markets with its trade deficit going upto 15.8 billion dollars last year. The spokesman said that India is keen to build on the positives and narrow down the divergences and should be sensitive to each other’s concerns. The spokesman said that a whole gamut of bilateral, regional and international issues will be reviewed during Krishna’s talks in Beijing with Chinese leadership.<br/><br/>This will be Krishna's first bilateral visit to China. Relations between the two countries had come under strain last year over a host of issues including the reported intrusion by Chinese troops along the border and its claim over Arunachal Pradesh.