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Xu Yanjun was first arrested in Belgium in 2018 and is possibly the first Chinese operative to be extradited to the US for trial.

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Chinese man convicted for stealing aviation trade secrets

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There is a fear that confirmed cases will appear in force, if they haven't already and have just been going unreported.

For the first time since August, police have allowed a rally by the Civil Human Rights Front, one of the territory's largest pro-democracy groups.

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Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters out in force

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Seventeen operatives of Islamic State have entered Germany disguised as refugees, according to evidence collected by the country’s domestic intelligence agency.


That failure raises questions about al-Qaeda, if those attacks were indeed planned by individuals associated with the Islamist terror network. It suggests that there is variable ability among al-Qaeda’s operatives, some of whom are highly professional, but others who are fanatical yet amateurish.
-- Britain under threat
Jul 2nd 2007
From Economist.com

Koreans turn out in force for Roh

Thousands of South Koreans throng Seoul for the funeral of former President Roh Moo-hyun, who killed himself last week.

Some Shed Gadgets, Turn to iPhone
Lower-income households are turning in force to the iPhone and may be doing so to save the cost of a separate broadband connection and music devices.

organ

Organizations and government

• Division (business) within an organization; i.e., Organs of United Nations
• Organs of state, branches of power within a government

in force
1. In full strength, in large numbers, as in Demonstrators were out in force. This usage originally alluded to a large military force. [Early 1300s]
2. Operative, binding, as in This rule is no longer in force. This usage originally alluded to the binding power of a law. [Late 1400s]

force (GROUP)
noun [C]
a group of people organized and trained, especially for military, police or a stated purpose:
the security forces
the work force
He joined the police force straight after school.

the forces plural noun
the military organizations for air, land and sea

operative
noun [C]
1 FORMAL a worker, especially one who is skilled in working with their hands:
a factory operative

2 MAINLY US a person who works secretly for an organization:
a CIA operative
adj. - 動作的, 生產有關的, 運轉的
n. –工人、 職員, 偵探, 刑警
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 動く, 作用する, 実施されている, 効果のある, 手術の, 効力のある
n. - 工員, 諜報部員, 探偵

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the operative word
the most important word in a phrase, which explains the truth of a situation:
He was a painter - 'was' being the operative word since he died last week.

idioms:
• the operative word / 最重要的詞, 關鍵字/ 重要な意味を持つ語