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Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Monday, September 1st, and this is your FT News Briefing.

Beijing and New Delhi are continuing to build closer ties. And Guyana heads to the polls for a high-state

selection. Plus, drug maker AstraZeneca is bouncing back after a scandal in China.

Really, we've got a situation where AstraZeneca and the Chinese government's interests are aligned here.

I'm Persis-Love, and here's the news you need to start your day.

China and India are, quote, partners not rivals.

So said Chinese president Xi Jinping after meeting with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on Sunday.

The pair spoke at a regional security summit in the Chinese city of Xinjiang.

And the conversation was closely watched.

For one thing, Xi and Modi lead the world's two most populous countries, each with large

nuclear stockpiles.

And then in recent years, tensions between the two have been high, with some clashes

along their shared Himalayan border.

But the trade war between each country and the United States has opened up opportunities

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