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You can, but driving your own vehicle in China is extremely expensive, and it's difficult (or impossible) to enter from some countries / borders.

Most people end up shipping from India -> Thailand or Malaysia, and it's still cheaper than driving through China.

ie. see http://wikioverland.org/China the prices have come down a lot lately, but it's still very expensive.