Monday 7 September 2015

Border fear and betrayal beneath Sino-Russian warmth

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Border fear and betrayal beneath Sino-Russian warmth
Hongjiang, China (AFP) Aug 31, 2015 - Savagely beaten and accused of spying for Moscow, Xu Weiyi - one of China's few citizens of Russian descent - stared over the river separating his border village from the Soviet Union, longing for escape. "My mother was too old, so it was mostly us - me, my brother and sister - who took the beatings, and we bled," said Xu, now 81. "I just wanted to run away." Russian President Vladim ... more


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