sovereignty

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He focused on rousing fervor around what he called China’s growing “national power,” industrial and military prowess, as well as the Communist Party’s efforts to root out corruption and defend Chinese sovereignty.

From The Wall Street Journal

He added that funds should keep flowing into the sector if issues of energy security and sovereignty are added as reasons to invest.

From The Wall Street Journal

So if the courts cannot now be persuaded to abandon the fiction of dual sovereignty, they should at least not apply it in capital cases.

From Salon

Somaliland's president called the development "a historic moment", but Somalia furiously rejected Israel's move as an attack on its sovereignty.

From BBC

They acknowledge the 27-country bloc is unwieldy but see it as a defender of European sovereignty.

From The Wall Street Journal