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   On 09/27/2022 04:54 AM, Creon wrote:   
   > https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/09/27/coast-guar   
   -spots-chinese-russian-naval-ships-off-alaska-island/   
   >   
   > Chinese and Russians doing joint drills, eh?  So says   
   > this navy times site, as well as what appears to   
   > be _Stars and Stripes_.   
   >   
   > Can anyone shed light on the voracity of   
   > these claims of Sino/Russo joint drills?  Wondering   
   > if that is just a mighty wurlitzer moment.   
   >   
   They would/could both gain by regular maritime shipping   
   and use of the Northwest passage.   
      
   Many less miles from Shanghai to Netherlands,   
   or even Shanghai to a to be built major rail hub in   
   Murmansk.   
      
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