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The Sino-Soviet border conflict was a seven-month undeclared military conflict between the Soviet Union and China in 1969, following the Sino-Soviet split.The most serious border clash, which brought the world's two largest socialist states to the brink of war, occurred near Damansky (Zhenbao) Island on the Ussuri (Wusuli) River in Manchuria.
Under the terms of the agreement, the island remained in Russia's possession. Damansky, or Zhenbao Island along the Ussuri River, was the site of the 1969 Damansky Island incident. After the conflict, the Chinese appear to have retained de facto control over the island. The agreement recognized China's de jure as well as de facto control.
Zhenbao Island. Zhenbao Island (simplified Chinese: 珍宝岛; traditional Chinese: 珍寶島; pinyin: Zhēnbǎo dǎo; lit. 'Rare Treasure Island') or Damansky Island [2] (Russian: о́стров Дама́нский, romanized: ostrov Damanskiy) is an island in Hulin, [3] Jixi, Heilongjiang Province, China, with an area of only 0.74 square kilometres (0.29 sq mi).
The conflict culminated after the Zhenbao Island incident in 1969, when the Soviet Union planned to launch a large-scale nuclear strike on China including its capital Beijing, but eventually called off the attack due to the intervention from the United States. [6] [7] [8] [9]
MSNBC Reports (formerly MSNBC Live) is the blanket title for the daytime rolling news programming block of the American cable news channel MSNBC.. Programs under the banner are broadcast from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET on weekdays and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET on weekends.
The entire set, especially Victor Blackwell, lost it after showing a video of sea lions chasing beachgoers near San Diego. CNN anchor laughs so hard he can hardly speak after showing viral video ...
Days after human body parts were found in a park on Long Island, authorities on Tuesday announced the discovery of more remains and at least one arrest in the case.
Frank S. Blair Jr. (May 30, 1915 – March 14, 1995) was a broadcast journalist for NBC News, perhaps best known for being the news anchor on the Today program from 1953 to 1975. [ 1 ] Early years