Leaders of China, Russia, Central Asian states to observe war games

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Source: Associated Press

BEIJING: The leaders of China, Russia, and four Central Asian states will observe joint war games being held this month by their countries' armed forces, China's foreign ministry said Thursday.

The Aug. 9-17 drill, called "Peace Mission 2007," in eastern Russia will coincide with an annual summit of the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Li Hui told reporters at a briefing.

"This is the first time that all the leaders of SCO nations will attend the war games," Li said. "All the member countries put a high value on these drills."

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The China and Russia-dominated SCO had its origins in the late 1990s, but only took on a formal structure in 2001 to address regional threats and economic integration and counter U.S. influence in oil- and gas-rich Central Asia.

Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/09/asia/AS-GEN-China-Russia-Central-Asia.php

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1. Boy, Condi really is a uniter.

I didn't know she could be so effective.