It was a sign of true gesture showcased by the Indian boxer because the countries have been involved in a lingering dispute for quite a while now.
It was double delight for the fans as Vijender also snatched the WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title from the Chinese, who is nine years younger to him.
The 31-year-old former Olympic bronze-medallist will be fighting his ninth professional fight against the Chinese opponent on Saturday with his WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title on the line.
"As we know, World Super Champions are southpaws," he said. "Only by fighting with good boxers like Vijender I can know what is my true ability, so I chose Vijender this time," says Zulipikar.
The ace Indian pugilist will take on China's Zulpikar Maimaitiali for a double-title fight on Saturday in Mumbai.
WBO Oriental Super middleweight champion Maimaitiali said: "I will show Vijender what Chinese are capable of, we have shown India time and again what China is capable of, it's time that Vijender too learns his lesson."
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