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March 7, 2013

The Dragon Gets a Bear Hug

Vladimir Radyuhin, The Hindu

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Russia is resuming the supply of advanced weapon platforms to China in a move that may have implications for India.

At the end of last year, Russia concluded a framework agreement with China for the sale of four Amur-1650 diesel submarines. In January it signed another intergovernmental agreement for the supply of Russia’s latest Su-35 long-range fighter planes.

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TAGGED: weapons systems, United States, India, Russia, China

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