BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie has arrived in the Mumbai, India for a three-day visit, after stopping in Sri Lanka. He will seek to improve military cooperations with India.

During his visit, Liang will discuss border security with his Indian counterpart A.K. Antony. They may announce a new round of joint military exercises -- following a recent joint naval exercise in Shanghai.

The two sides are also expected to discuss their relations with neighbours and , and the security challenges they face when NATO forces start leaving the region in 2014. General Liang’s trip to India is the first by a Chinese defence minister in eight years.

(Source: CNTV.cn)