а тем временем Китай....

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http://israelforeignaffairs.com/chinese ... t-ukraine/

Chinese military official speaks of need to stop punitive operation against civilians in east Ukraine

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army of China Lt. Gen. Wang Guanzhong at a meeting with Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov at the 13th international conference on security in Asia supported the Russian stance on Ukraine.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27647479

Chuck Hagel: China 'destabilising' South China Sea

31 May 2014 Last updated at 08:00 BST

The US defence secretary has accused China of "destabilising" the South China Sea, saying its action threatened the region's long-term progress.

Mr Hagel was speaking at a three-day summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, that involves the US and South-East Asian countries.

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And Thailand is rich with oil and gas (coup happened just a few days ago, right after R and C signed a 30 year deal, guess why stubborn C agreed on the price given by R).