In fact, these talks constitute the longest and most futile negotiating process between any two countries in modern history. During a 2010 visit to New Delhi, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao stated bluntly that sorting out the border disputes “will take a fairly long period of time.”
尽管自1981年以来中印两国定期举行会谈，但这种形势从未改变。事实上，这些会谈在现代历史上可谓是国家之间最长且最无效的谈判。在2010年访问新德里期间，中国总理温家宝坦率地说要解决边境争端“需要相当长的一段时间”。如果真是如此，中国（或印度）继续这些谈下去还有什么意义呢？