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China and Russia sign border agreement

Foreign ministers of China and Russia signed a treaty in Beijing on Monday ending a 40-year-long territorial dispute to finally determine their borders. The treaty addressed the eastern part of the two countries' 4,300 km-long border, with Russia... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Tue, Jul 22 2008

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