New Delhi is likely to take up the issue of stapled VISA issued by China for residents of Jammu and Kashmir during the visit of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna to China, beginning from Monday. The issues of involvement of China in the illegal construction in Pak-occupied-Kashmir and the imbalance in trade are also likely to be raised.<br/><br/>The four-day official visit of S.M. Krishna coincides with the sixtieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.<br/><br/>Briefing media on the visit, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said 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 companies 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 up to 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.