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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

''Russia and China: common goals and common concerns''

From Voice of Russia

.............."emerging combinations of chess pieces on the global chessboard suggest that the existing balance of powers is going through major changes whenever other types of war games are reported. Such is the case with the ongoing Sino-Russian naval drills, which heavily hinge on military implementation of naval and air defense troops, including engaging submarine and air targets, combating enemy vessels, coordinating submarine forces, conducting convoys and supplying ships at sea. Among the few humanitarian goals set for these exercises are anti-piracy cooperation and search and rescue operations."

China is currently involved in numerous territorial disputes with Russia and Japan over the South Kuril Islands, however Moscow and Beijing also have a common opponent, namely the US. 

Yet another stumbling block is the ties between the parties to the so-called “China-Russia-India triangle,” where China and India have a history of long-strained relations."

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