Don't underestimate the importance the chinese give to saving face.
It's the 1st time they had to back down from a inferior power. USA does not count from whom they have backed down frequently.
They will precipitate matters once they feel confident and the Indian army is preparing for that.
I was talking to a communist party guy who was also a industry head , and his arrogance and complexes were very unseemly.
I would clarify not all the senior guys were like him.
Maybe being a commie party senior made him like that.