This approach has hindered recognition of potential influences from other regions, such as the South-East Asian transmission of Chinese numerals, challenging the conventional narrative of India as the exclusive source of mathematical innovations.
Nowadays, there is a proliferation of articles and social media posts connecting the Fibonacci series and the golden ratio to Indian culture.
Such indocentric claims tend to exaggerate their assertions, often neglecting to acknowledge the original innovators who deserve due credit in the field of mathematics.
China is primarily focused on India's cooperation with the United States as a possible regional containment move, particularly its "Act East" policy in the Indo-Pacific.
On the border issue, China prefers to separate it from the broader bilateral relationship through dialogue in order to keep the situation stable and avoid military conflict.