China-Russia Drills Highlight Converging Interests; Undercurrents Remain

China and Russia have just held their first round of joint exercises in the South China Sea, including an island-seizing and island landing drill as well as anti-submarine and air defense maneuvers. In China, the exercises have been hailed as a key milestone in ever closer ties between the two countries, but analysts cautioned while Moscow and Beijing are seeing their interests converge and opportunities for cooperation, the relationship is still far from being a strategic alliance,...

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