The law, a relic of the ColdWar, has no practical effect but is a serious irritant in relations between the two countries.
该法令是冷战的产物,虽已没有任何实际作用,却是影响两国关系的一个刺激物。
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Along with the upheaval of Eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, ColdWar ended with the failure of the Heartland, but the geopolitical law went on.