Reading the tea leaves, it seems fair to speculate that the Li family was acting on behalf of China.

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Scott Testa spent a good part of 2011 and 2012 visiting universities and high schools in Zhenghou, China on behalf of China Hope Project.

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The law is passing through the US legislative system as American federal agencies warn that malicious hackers, motivated by money or acting on behalf of foreign governments, such as China, are one of the biggest threats facing the nation.

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Also delivering statements were representatives of Libya, Japan, Viet Nam, Russian Federation, Costa Rica, Mexico, Uganda, Burkina Faso, China, Austria, Turkey, Croatia, Sweden (on behalf of the European Union), Norway, New Zealand, Brazil, Peru, Morocco (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), Canada, Indonesia, Guatemala, Bangladesh, Serbia, India, Uruguay, Australia, Tunisia, Pakistan, South Africa, Argentina, Nigeria, Thailand, Venezuela and Nepal.

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Unlike other foreign governments, China has a history of encouraging and rewarding private individuals to obtain technology on its behalf.

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Speaking on behalf of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - the US, UK, France, Russia and China - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said all five were committed to supporting Mr Annan's efforts.

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