The Straits of Gibraltar are the strategic passage between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.

直布罗陀海峡是地中海通向大西洋的战略通道。

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Today, the safety and stability of Southern Asia is really closely related to China. At the same time, India Ocean is strategic passage between Asia and Europe.

另外，印度洋不仅是联系欧亚的重要战略通道，同时印度洋周边地区也储藏有丰富的资源，该地区的安全稳定与中国有莫大关系。

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Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military official in Iraq, issued a statement welcoming the passage of the security pact and the strategic framework agreement -- which covers a wide range of bilateral cooperation efforts.

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In 2010, Obama negotiated a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with the Russians and won its passage in the Senate.

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Just such an event seems to have occurred in May, with the passage of a bill to halt deliveries of crude oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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