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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Off balance, first of all vis a vis each other?

Does "keeping both of them off balance, first of all vis a vis each other" mean "keeping both of them unbalance, and the first step is to make them fighting against each other"?

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In these latter cases, again, the question is not "supporting" marginal threats to Russia and China, but merely keeping both of them off balance, first of all vis a vis each other.
  

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vis a vis = regarding First of all, keeping them off balance with each other.

  • vis a vis = regarding First of all, keeping them off balance with each other.
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vis a vis = regarding

First of all, keeping them off balance with each other.
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Thanks.
Does "off balance" mean "unsteady/losing balance"?
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NL888Does "off balance" mean "unsteady/losing balance"?
I'm not sure what you are thinking of when you say this, NL888, but in any case, it is a complex politico-economic relationship between the 2 countries that the writer is speaking of. The idea is trying to prevent Russia and China from developing a consistent productive relationship between themselves an

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