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China and Russia are in a bad marriage that the West shouldn't try to break up

China and Russia's partnership is littered with potential issues that limit its potency and staying power.Ju Peng/Getty ImagesChina and Russia have good reasons for their partnership beyond just driving America crazy.But there are plenty of issues that could derail this alliance.Successful alliances like NATO require partners to subordinate their interests for the common good.During the darkest days of the Cold War, in the 1950s, the West worried that the Soviet Union and China had joined forces to form a massive Communist bloc.But those fears proved overblown, as Beijing and Moscow soon went from allies to bitter enemies that clashed over their long border.

 

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