Earlier this month, exiled victims of President Robert Mugabe's regime staged a noisy protest at the first Test at Lord's cricket ground in London.
BBC: Protest continues at Test match
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Yet China undermined the confidence-building visit this week to Beijing of Robert Gates, America's defence secretary (see picture), when it staged a test flight of the new jet (see article).
ECONOMIST: Chinese foreign policy
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Glamorgan's Robert Croft and Kent's Mark Ealham are the surprise names in the England squad named for Thursday's first Test against West Indies at Edgbaston.