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South Africa had sent in military troops to Lesotho during an earlier political stand-off and subsequent fighting in 1998.
The Russia-China Investment Cooperation Commission discussed 32 bilateral investment projects on Tuesday.
China and the US are locked in competition over trade and over military and diplomatic influence in the region.
Beijing and New Delhi have set a trade target of $100 billion by 2015.
Consumer confidence is dwindling, some economists say, as industry appears to slow down.
At least 160 were killed and thousands rendered homeless in the floods ravaging the Indian state.
Monthly trade surplus reached an all-time high of $49.8 billion.
China accounts for about 35 per cent of global rubber consumption.
Nearly 10000 people are stranded across the state owing to the worst floods in 50 years.
China’s backing comes amid the EU’s announcements of a new round of sectoral sanctions against Russia.
