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">Russian-Chinese tectonic plates are moving</div>
<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/Calling-the-China-Russia-split-isn" style="
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/Calling-the-China-Russia-split-isn"><img class='spip_logos' alt=' ' align="left" src="http://www.voltairenet.org/local/cache-vignettes/L120xH160/arton175724-5bcc2.jpg" width='120' height='160' style='margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 10px;' title='Calling the China-Russia split isn't heresy' /></a>
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">As China and Vietnam lurch increasingly towards crisis, Beijing is not amused at the Kremlin’s refusal to reciprocate over the United States’ "pivot" in the Asia-Pacific, especially since returns from its diplomatic support for Moscow’s embattled ally in Damascus are expected. The symbolism of Russia hosting the Vietnamese president and the Japanese foreign minister in quick succession in July was not lost on China either. Detecting a chill descending on Sino-Russian relations, Ambassador Bhadrakumar throws light on the situation.
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">One of the deadliest industrial accidents in the history of Venezuela’s oil industry took place as the country is gearing up for the 7 October 2012 presidential elections, with President Hugo Chávez leading his rival by a 20 percent margin. While Chávez has ordered an investigation into the causes of the incident, various commentators have alleged that the explosion could be the result of deliberate sabotage to undermine Hugo Chavez’s chances of victory. Pointing the finger at Washington, James Petras presents sound arguments in support of this view.
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/Egypt-enters-the-China-club" style="
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/Egypt-enters-the-China-club"><img class='spip_logos' alt=' ' align="left" src="http://www.voltairenet.org/local/cache-vignettes/L120xH159/arton175679-72d1d.jpg" width='120' height='159' style='margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 10px;' title='Egypt enters the China club' /></a>
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/Egypt-enters-the-China-club" style="
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">In a few moves, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has not only managed to tip the balance of power in Egypt and in the Middle East, but also farther afield. His budding partnership with China, as this author argues, could help Morsi shift his foreign policy axis away from the U.S. and the West, while providing China with the opportunity to make inroads into the oil-rich Middle East thereby countering the pressure and stranglehold she is facing from the United States on her own turf. A sticking point between Egypt and China may, however, turn out to be Syria.
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">A change in the foreign policy of France is not on the menu for today and will not be for the next five years. President François Hollande is a continuation of his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, in total alignment with the United States. As a reward for his obedience, Paris has been authorized to start soon a war in Mali. The announcement of this new colonial expedition was made without ruffling any feathers in Parliament.
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