• Americans are talking of reordering their security priorities with a so-called “pivot”（枢轴；支点） towards Asia. • Tensions between China and Japan have rised alarm over island disputes. • In the area of military and energy, China are heavily dependent on Russia.
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Expectations about the relationship; Bilateral trade in energy and arms; Cooperation on international and regional security affairs.
• Cooperation agreements have signed between the governments and enterprises • The visit will be a milestone in promoting and deepening Sino-Russia strategic partnership of coordination. It is of great significance not only for the bilateral cooperation in politics, economy, culture and security, but also for maintaining a global strategic balance.
• A Sino-Soviet split in the late 1950s taught both countries how draining tensions can be along a border that today stretches more than 4,000km (2,500 miles) • Over the past two decades, China and Russia have established a comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination, and settled border disputes left by history. They have also signed the Treaty of GoodNeighborliness and Friendly Cooperation （ 中俄睦邻友 好合作条约 ）and set up fully-fledged high-level cooperation mechanisms.
