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An Indian navy ship has destroyed a suspected Somali pirate vessel after it came under attack in the Gulf of Aden, according to BBC News. The BBC website also carries a report describing how piracy is hurting India.
And the Somali pirates’ side of the story is here: “We don’t consider ourselves sea bandits. (…) We [...]

...But analysts say China's political ideology, pragmatism and cautious approach to international intervention all continue to limit its willingness to venture abroad on anything other than peacekeeping missions.

"We do not join in every legitimate action abroad, so if legitimacy is itself in question we are even more reluctant," said Shen Dingli, a professor of international relations at Shanghai's Fudan University.
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NORFOLK -- Two years ago, federal agents walked into the Newport News office of physicist Quan-Sheng Shu and issued a warning: Selling space technology to China is a violation of federal arms control laws.

On Monday, Shu admitted he did it anyway.

The 68-year-old scientist pleaded guilty to exporting a defense service without a license, exporting a defense article without a license, and bribery of a foreign official. He faces up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced in April.
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“I’ve looked recently at some of the research findings about attitudes to international affairs in America and Europe, and the thing which is most encouraging is the finding that the majority of Americans, even after the Iraq war, want Europe to play a larger part in sharing in world leadership. They even want that when [...]