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Subject
Russian-Chinese naval cooperation.
Significance
When Chinese and Russian naval vessels came together for joint exercises last month, international worries about the wargames' location in the South China Sea were heightened by the simulated capture of islands, given Beijing's broad territorial claims to waters in the region.
Impacts
While Moscow may sympathise with Beijing on the South China Sea dispute, it will avoid angering other states.
Military cooperation reflects a shared anti-US stance but little commonality on regional security.
China sees the Russian navy as its most important foreign partner.
Keywords:
China,
Russia,
AP,
RUCIS,
United States,
RUSSIA/CHINA,
international relations,
border conflict,
defence,
military
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2016
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