Meaning of Zhenbao | Babel Free

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Ellipsis of Zhenbao Island.

abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Examples

“As it turned out, the analysis of the immediate causes of the clashes was mistaken, at least regarding the Zhenbao incident. It was a case of mistaken analysis leading to a correct⟳ judgment. Recent historical studies have⟳ revealed that the Zhenbao incident had in fact been initiated by the Chinese as Dobrynin claimed; they had laid a trap⟳ in which a Soviet border⟳ patrol suffered heavy casualties.”

“Despite many rounds of talks, a solution to the problem does not seem imminent. On the contrary, China has had a tendency to subtly and surreptitiously move⟳ into unclaimed areas; these tactics were first evident during the Zhenbao incident and have⟳ also been a regular feature in both the Western (Ladakh and Lahaul Spiti) and Eastern (Arunachal and Sikkim) sectors.”

“In recent years sites that recall⟳ those nail-biting days of Sino-Soviet hostility have⟳ become⟳ tourist attractions. Zhenbao is under military administration, so tourists are sometimes barred from the island itself (foreigners all the more so). But Chinese visitors can pay⟳ to be whizzed around it on motorboats. "Fifty years ago, Zhenbao island was a global centre of attention,” says an elderly tourist from the southern city of Guangzhou. He says he wanted to visit⟳ because the fighting in 1969 was "China’s first victory over the Soviet Union”.”

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