Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 238 Tue. January 25, 2005       International China, India launch first strategic dialogue Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Wu Dawei (L) shakes hands with India's foreign secretary Shyam Saran before a Indo-Chinese delegation meeting in New Delhi yesterday. India and China opened a first round of "strategic dialogue", officials said, as their regional and international influence surges despite a nagging border dispute. PHOTO: AFP