Russia has moved closer to the western position on Iran and now appears more willing to sign on to further sanctions. Western diplomats had hoped China might follow suit.

俄罗斯在伊朗问题上已向西方立场靠拢，目前看来，它似乎比过去更愿意同意采取进一步制裁。西方外交官此前希望中国效仿俄罗斯。

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If China doesn't try to catch up to western world's technology now, China will always be inferior to the us, Russia and Europe.

如果中国现在不努力在技术上追赶西方世界，中国在美国、俄罗斯和欧洲面前就永远低人一等。

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Our policy objective is to ensure that the large importers, such as those listed above, buy products from the United States rather than China, Russia, or even western Europe.

我们的政策目标是确保上文列出的大宗买家购买美国的武器，而不是俄罗斯、中国、甚至是西欧的产品。

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The Security Council has so far been unable to reach agreement on how to respond to the crisis, with Russia and China blocking three Western-backed resolutions seeking to pressure President Assad to end the violence and begin talks with the opposition.

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Prices for Uzbekistan's main exports, cotton and gold, are high, while China and Russia are eager investors Russia's Gazprom is developing gas fields in western Uzbekistan to meet European demand.

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The collapse of the Soviet Union eliminated Russia's potential threat to western China.

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