The Cold War Never Ended in Asia

... the leading China’s national hub for economic, cultural, educational and human interaction with its northern neighbor. Remembering WW2 in Asia One of the items of Vladimir Putin agenda in Harbin was to lay flowers at the memorial to some twelve thousand of Soviet soldiers and officers who died during WW2 liberating Manchuria from the Japanese occupation. The Russian leader specifically noted the careful attitude of the Chinese authorities towards the memory of joint pages of military glory and brotherhood. This was an appropriate and timely reminder ...