Now, China is at it again, including near the convergence point of China, India, and Pakistan – the same place last year’s PLA encroachment triggered a three-week military standoff. This pattern suggests that the central objective of Chinese leaders’ visits to India is not to advance cooperation on a shared agenda, but to reinforce China’s own interests, beginning with its territorial claims.
如今，中国故技重施，入侵范围包括中国、印度和巴基斯坦三国的边界点——即去年解放军深入其中并导致三周军事对峙的地方。这一模式表明，中国领导人访问印度的核心目标不是增进共同日程上的合作，而是主张中国自身利益，首先就是领土主张。甚至颇为诱人的对印贸易的高速增长也没有让它减弱领土主张。