11.   Over the past few days Estonian officials openly stressed the depth of the problems which remain to be sorted out with their giant neighbour.

12.   She defended her government in the long-running row over ties with their giant neighbour India.

13.   Sun said Afghanistan would receive more assistance from its giant neighbour.

14.   The agreements shored up the end of a three-decade ideological split between the two giant neighbours.

15.   The arrival of Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Moscow later Tuesday will cap a snowballing exchange of visits between the two giant neighbours.