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Officials on both sides agree that the volume of trade along the border has always been inversely proportional to the degree of military tension. Recently "both sides have been trying to improve conditions," says Zhao Zhonghuan, deputy chief of staff for the Heilongjiang Provincial Command. "The Soviets seem to have withdrawn their forces somewhat. They've also cut back on the amount of time that their helicopters are operating along the border. In the past, their aircraft have violated our airspace, and we've lodged formal protests, but there have been no penetrations this year." One of his Soviet counterparts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy Swords into Sample Cases | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

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