Although China publicly favors bilateral initiatives over multilateral institutions in addressing water issues, it has not shown any real enthusiasm for meaningful bilateral action. As a result, water has increasingly become a new political divide in the country’s relations with neighbors like India, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Nepal.
虽然中国公开宣称对双边协议的兴趣高于多边水资源事务机构，但它却至今未在任何实质性双边行动中表现出真正的热心。于是水资源问题也逐渐成为腐蚀中国与印度、俄罗斯，哈萨克斯坦以及尼泊尔等国双边关系的新政治分歧。