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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:04 PM Jun 2012

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China And Russia Seal Power Pact

CHINA and Russia vowed to step up joint military exercises yesterday, raising fears of a regional arms race after Washington declared the US Navy was bolstering its presence in the Asia-Pacific.

The deal between the nuclear powers capped summit talks in Beijing for the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation.

The grouping of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan also weighed into the international tensions over the Syrian uprising and Iran's nuclear program.

The group said it opposed outside military intervention in the Middle East, a day after the Syrian opposition accused forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad of massacring 100 people.

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China And Russia Seal Power Pact (Original Post) Purveyor Jun 2012 OP

Good luck with that alliance holding up... WCGreen Jun 2012 #1

Actually as long as the "west" continues to act like the great crusader, it will hold up just fine. Purveyor Jun 2012 #2

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

1. Good luck with that alliance holding up...

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:13 PM

Jun 2012

It's just window dressing to show they are doing something.

The US Navy is larger than all the Navy's in the world combined.

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

2. Actually as long as the "west" continues to act like the great crusader, it will hold up just fine.

Reply to WCGreen (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:27 PM

Jun 2012

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