The international importance of the China-India relationship reflects the fact that together they account for 37% of humanity. Although they represent markedly different cultures and competing models of development, they share a historical similarity that helps shape both countries’ diplomacy: each freed itself from colonial powers around the same time.
中印关系在国际上的重要性反映了一个事实——两国人口加起来占了全球人口的37%。尽管他们代表着截然不同的文化以及相互竞争的发展模式，两国之间仍有着塑造了本国外交政策的相似历史：它们都在几乎同一时期将自身从殖民统治中解放了出来。