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China to regain control half of Heixiazi island
(CFP)
Updated: 2008-10-13 15:02

An undated file photo of a Chinese lookout post by the Wusulijiang River against Heixiazi Island, on the border between Russia and China's Heilongjiang Province. China will restore sovereign control over half of Heixiazi Island from Russia from October 14, 2008 after the two countries jointly unveil a stone monument on the Island. Heixiazi Island was occupied by the former Soviet Union during a 1929 border skirmish. [CFP]