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August 22, 2005
What is the Meaning of Russia and China's War Games?
"Even though Russia and China have announced that joint military exercises [currently underway in the Russian Pacific near Vladivostok and in the Chinese coastal province of Shandong] aren't aimed at any third country and they are just flexing muscles in the face of terrorism, extremism, and separatism, they are also indirectly sending serious messages to Washington," contends Tehran Times columnist M.A. Saki in an article published August 21, 2005 at Tehrantimes.com.
"Common security and economic interests have brought the two giant neighbors closer to each other," the analyst said, adding:
The need for closer economic and military cooperation has become more evident as the United States sees itself as the only superpower in the world and has adopted the policy of preemptive war under the pretext of combating terrorism, taking unilateral measures and defying the United Nations.For more, see "New twists in new Great Game."
Posted by Munir Umrani at August 22, 2005 01:00 AM
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