According to the Global Times, before the media reported, China veteran Wang Qi had been living in a village called Nagop, which is 300-400 kilometers away from New Delhi. Around 2008, Wang Qi contacted a senior overseas Chinese in Delhi, hoping that this overseas Chinese could help him realize his wish to return to China. When he called the overseas Chinese to introduce himself, he could not speak Chinese well, so he could only stammer out who he was and what he wanted to do. When overseas Chinese learned the news of Wang Qi, they quickly reported it to the Indian Embassy in China. Upon learning of this incident, the Embassy of China indicated that it would assist Wang Qi to go through the relevant formalities for returning to China as soon as possible, and help Wang Qi to find the corresponding identification. Due to the long time, it is difficult for Wang Qi to provide proof materials such as troops and serial numbers at that time.
At the same time, the overseas Chinese also contacted Wang Qi's nephew in China. In the second half of 2009, my nephew came to India to visit Wang Qi, and he also brought a Xinhua dictionary and articles to help him recall many things of that year, and learned that Wang Qi needed to provide identification.
After returning home, Wang Qi's nephew went to the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs to apply for relevant certificates to help Wang Qi obtain a passport from India and a visa to visit relatives in China. It is understood that he went through all the formalities in the Ministry of Civil Affairs at that time, which should be enough to qualify Wang Qi to return to China to visit relatives.
In 20 13, the Embassy of China in India formally submitted the relevant procedures and certificates for applying for Wang Qi to return to China, but the matter was shelved until the Indian side replied.
According to the Global Times, the reason why the Indian side delayed granting Wang Qi an exit permit involves a common sense issue. Usually, if an Indian lives in India, he should have a China passport, an entry permit and a visa. If this person returns to China, the Indian side will apply for an exit certificate according to his entry certificate. However, in this special case, Wang Qi does not have an entry permit. According to normal procedures, the Indian side could not issue an exit certificate for him. Therefore, to solve this problem, India needs to issue a departure permit for Wang Qi alone, and this special procedure itself requires a long and complicated procedure.