I think the Chinese are looking for a quick war to grab Indian territory. What they don't realize is that defeating the Chinese and taking Indian territory back (as well as freeing Tibet and Xinjiang so they would also fight with China) is about to become an Indian national project over the next few decades. Plus the US and other countries are looking to extract their pound of flesh from China after China attacked them with a biological weapon. I think once Covid-19 is under control, China will be in big trouble. In fact I believe this is exactly why India is currently showing restraint, because it will be more advantageous to attack China with international partners on multiple fronts (economic, militarily . . .).
or IMO, going by the way the region is getting grilled at one hotsopt mainly Taiwan, could mean chinese main project is Taiwan now and what it tried to do at the LC with India was to keep some strategic points occupied so as to have a tactical advantage over India and as an insurance while they hit Taiwan..which ofcourse the chinese failed in their attempt and lost 7 strategic points againt India
plus with the "talks" china is taking India for granted that we wont escalate when china hits Taiwan.
Taiwan is going full pace to declare its complete decoupling from china... Taiwan is making friends with powerful nations in the region with common interests against rogue china.
I suppose the real action will be Taiwan for the time being. Somehow china thinks Taiwan will be an easy target!
It also engages well with keeping "technology superior" Taiwan in the tight control of china...also with a good economy Taiwan doesnt need china to succeed but china would need Taiwan for chinese shitty not peaceful rise .
Russia should also take the moment and make the best use of situation to kick chinese out of Vladivostok and other eastern periphery of Russia.