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默克尔欲重新选举脱泥淖；俄土伊联合声明护航后叙利亚时代

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Coming up：

--China says it hopes South Korea will continue to properly handle the THAAD issue

--Russia, Iran and Turkey agree to accelerate Syrian peace process

--Merkel seeks to break the stalemate of Germany’s coalition¹ talks

Joining in our discussion Prof Tao Wenzhao, senior research fellow of Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Science；Lin Shaowen, senior political analyst；Dr. Cui Hongjian, Head of European Studies Department, China Institute of International Studies.

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1 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。