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Message: [QUOTE="Nehanda, post: 23227, member: 2262"] Russia and China Show Strong Ties at Beijing Meeting. Russia's leader met with Chinese officials last month in Beijing. The visit came after China asked Russia's ruling party to attend. Both sides discussed many world problems, including Ukraine and Syria. The two nations share deep roots of friendship going back many years. This year marks 75 years since they started working together, and it's the same year China turns 75 years old. The world keeps changing as more countries gain power, but some things stay firm. Both countries feel they must help shape the world's future. They plan to fix old problems from the past. Here's what matters most: [HEADING=2]How the West Tried to Break Up Other Lands[/HEADING] Western nations always wanted to control others. They found it hard to win through war alone. Instead, they broke up with other places from the inside. The West made groups fight each other. They used differences in how people spoke, what they believed, and where they came from. Many fell for this trick and started fighting their neighbors. British leaders used this plan well. They learned it from old Rome. All big nations that took over others used it, and they still do today. These rulers didn't want the places they took over to do well. They drew lines on maps that divided people into groups, making some groups think they were better than others. [HEADING=2]What's Happening with Taiwan[/HEADING] Today, rich nations help split Taiwan from China. They send weapons there. They let Taiwan's leaders try to make the island less Chinese. Taiwan's rulers want people there to forget their Chinese roots. They say everyone who ruled Taiwan before was from somewhere else. Some say Taiwan should be its new center of power. New ideas came up about twenty years ago. These ideas say Taiwan has a special group of people. They want Taiwan's people to stop thinking of themselves as Chinese. This story shows how old ways of breaking up lands still work today. Big powers still try to make groups fight each other, but Russia and China plan to work as friends to improve things. [/QUOTE]

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