China on July 18 said that joint military patrols with Russia had come to an end, hailing its deepening “understanding and trust” with its longtime ally amid febrile tensions with the West. The two countries have drawn closer in recent years and share hostile relations with the US-led defense alliance NATO, which last week called...

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