“Greatest Neighbour” that does not play by the rules?

These two news items were posted within hours of each other on IBN:

First headline:

China is India’s best neighbour: PM  – slightly mis-leading headline…what he actually said was that China was “India’s “greatest neighbour”…and New Delhi wanted the “strongest relationship” with Beijing”.

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The second headline:

Arunachal accord: China backtracks “China is backtracking on an agreement reached with India two years ago (that) clearly stated…both countries shall safeguard the interests of their settled population in the border areas.

…However, media reports now say China no longer seems to accept that. This was reportedly conveyed to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee when he met his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jieche, in Hamburg last week. Jieche told Mukherjee that the mere presence of settled population would not affect China’s claim.”

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Should I laugh or cry?

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