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摘要：ominous pitch, like a curtain of light, be drawn across, simply annexing, expansionist China, overarching message, remained stark and intimidating, abandon weak and miserly, turn to the muscular embrace, muscular and protective embrace, ignore the encroachment, expand their ambitions, stand any realistic chance of success, bid for independence, stand any realistic chance, exploitation by powerful outside commercial forces, balance that development, remains puzzling, humiliating climbdown, counterproductive approach, behind-the-scenes, make more sense, cosying up to, tone toward, harangued, demanded numerous concessions, give in, dragging its feet, put the diplomatic ball back in Moscow's court, dissipates quickly, follow through, by a long margin, drag this war out, the likes of which, unilaterally, annexed