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September 4, 2012

New Russia-China Split

M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times

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One way of conveying that things aren't quite all right in China-Russia relations would be to say that this isn't as warm a relationship as it once was. Another would be to quote Ariel's song about Ferdinand's "drown'd father" in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest , "Those are pearls that were his eyes … ."

China seems to prefer the first option for the present, while drawing attention to the emerging truth regarding its "comprehensive strategic cooperation and partnership" with...

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