Mumbai, Sep 15 - India and China are not just neighbours, but are also brothers, China's new consul general here Wang Donghna said Tuesday.

Speaking to Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir, whom he called on at the Raj Bhawan, Wang said that both India and China are emerging global superpowers.

'Therefore, peace and development in the region would benefit them both as well as the whole world,' he observed.

Wang pointed out that both countries have a lot more common interests than differences, and urged that all existing disputes between them, including the border issue, be resolved through peaceful negotiations.

Wang's remarks came on the day India denied a media report about two Indian troopers recently getting injured in firing by Chinese troops in Sikkim.

'A media report about two ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) jawans having been injured due to firing from across the LAC (Line of Actual Control) has come to notice. The report is factually incorrect,' external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said.

The report had claimed that the firing occurred a fortnight ago in an area identified as Kerang in northern Sikkim.