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East section of China-Russia boundary marker unveiled
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-14 16:47

Chinese soldiers begin border patrol near the newly unveiled boundary marker for eastern section of China-Russia border at Heixiazi Island, October 14, 2008. Half of the Heixiazi Island (Bolshoi Ussuriysky Island) was back to China's sovereign control after a ceremony that unveiled the boundary marker. Heixiazi Island was occupied by the former Soviet Union during a 1929 border skirmish. [Xinhua]