Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.56

v2.c14.56

India gained independence in 1947 while the People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949. On April 1, 1950, India established formal diplomatic relations with China, and thereafter, a new era began in India-China diplomatic relations. In the half century from 1950-2000, diplomatic relations between the two countries could be divided into four phases: Phase I was the honeymoon in the 1950s, Phase II was the interruption from early 1960s to early 1970s, Phase III was the restoration in mid and late 1970s, and Phase IV was the stability in the 1980s and 1990s.