The Chinese embassy is seen in Belgrade after it was hit by NATO missiles in this May 8, 1999 file photo. China and the United States should be kicking off 2009 with a celebration of three decades' hard work building one of the world's most crucial diplomatic relationships from a base of little more than a shared enemy. Instead the superpower and the rising power are fighting their way through an economic crisis that may be the biggest strain yet on the web of ties they have created. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic/Files (SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO)
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