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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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viewing Central Asia as its backyard

0"Russia is worried by China's quiet expansion in Central Asia," said Fyodor Lukyanov, editor of Russia in Global Affairs magazine. "Moscow has grown accustomed to viewing Central Asia as its backyard, but China doesn't share this view."02br
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00What's the meaning of "viewing Central Asia as its backyard"?02br
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0 Kind of like, belonging to Russia, although not literally0-

  • 0 Kind of like, belonging to Russia, although not literally0-
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0 Kind of like, belonging to Russia, although not literally0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10viewing Central Asia as its backyard12blockquote
10Hi,02br
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00Here is how I'd read it: not exactly your house, but something you own, or you control, or where you can do whatever you wish. 0-

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