It really depends on the time period, but if we're talking in general, China had Confucian views, while India had the caste system. Both were very patriarchal, but China's social system was more based on family values and India was more focused on jobs. China was way more strict ("women should stay in the house", foot binding, etc.) I hope this helps somewhat. :)
I believe, keep in mind, believe, he disliked how inconvenient it was and how it wasn't locally set
Too many countries wanted to take over. Wanted to be the best and so they ended up having alias and getting countries against each other.