Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 53 territorial dispute 52 territorial disputes 52 spats 51 diplomatic spat 51 frictions 49 tensions 48 trade frictions 47 Ethnic tensions 46 wartime aggression 46 quarrels 45 mutual recriminations 45 frosty relations 44 crises 44 disagreements 44 stoking tensions 44 corruption scandals 44 Deadly clashes 44 disputes 44 incursions 44 tiffs 43 antagonisms 43 heightened tensions 43 mend ties 43 disputed islands 43 antagonism 42 inflamed tensions 42 separatist revolt 42 Sporadic fighting 42 friction 42 rebellions 42 bird flu outbreaks 42 softwood lumber dispute 42 tussles 42 squabbles 42 secessionist movements 41 offensives 41 Sino US ties 41 protectionist backlash 41 confrontations 41 breakaway regions 41 bilateral ties 41 standoffs 41 naval exercises 41 belligerent rhetoric 41 deepening rift 41 bilateral 41 spat 41 insurgencies 41 recriminations 41 provocations 41 clashes 41 disputed maritime 41 antigovernment protests 41 skirmishes 41 naval maneuvers 40 Bilateral relations 40 missile launches 40 ethnic tensions 40 Tensions 40 escalating tensions 40 separatist rebels 40 turf wars 40 protests 40 bilateral relations 40 breakaway republics 40 Escalating violence 40 scandals 40 conflicts 40 increasingly assertive 40 mutual distrust 40 mortar barrages 40 shuttle diplomacy 40 stalemates 39 nationalist fervor 39 nationalist sentiment 39 reproaches 39 Muslim separatists 39 bloodshed 39 separatist movements 39 Homemade bombs 39 closest ally 39 protectionist pressures 39 bellicose rhetoric 39 severed diplomatic 39 normalize relations 39 clampdowns 39 factional fighting 39 flared anew 39 counterpart Sergei Lavrov 39 squabbling 39 conflict 39 democratic backsliding 39 multilateral forums 39 Islamist militancy 39 Sectarian tensions 39 naval drills 39 disputed Himalayan region 39 soothe tensions 39 trilateral cooperation 39 controversies 39 doping scandals