AKIPRESS.COM - The leaders of India and China met at a lakeside resort in central China on Friday amid tensions along their contested border and a rivalry for influence among their smaller neighbors that could determine dominance in Asia, the Associated Press reports.

Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at the provincial museum in the city of Wuhan at the start of two days of talks between the heads of the world’s two most populous nations.

Indian media outlets, quoting unidentified top officials, reported the leaders would begin their interactions with one-on-one talks, followed by further discussions and a dinner lakeside at the resort that had been a favorite of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

They will continue talks on Saturday with a lakeside walk, boat ride and lunch together.