During a Jiaolong dive to the bottom of the disputed South China sea last year, it planted a Chinese flag in the seabed in what some saw as a provocative act.

在争议的中国南海去年的底部的一个蛟龙潜水，在海底种植一些作为一种挑衅行为中看到中国国旗。

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In Mexico City Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that launching the missile would be "a provocative act" - one that the US would raise in the UN Security Council.

周四在墨西哥城，国务卿希拉里·克林顿表示，发射导弹会是一个“挑衅行为”——美国将在联合国安理会上提出此事。

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The secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, says that any test would be a "provocative act".

国务卿，赖斯说，任何试验都是一种挑衅行为。

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Clinton said a North Korean missile launch, for any purpose, would be a provocative act and a violation of U.N.Security Council resolution 1718 - approved after its 2006 nuclear test- demanding an end to Pyonyang's nuclear weapon and missile programs.

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South Korea called the launches a provocative act, according to a government statement.

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All three are accused of disorderly behaviour and assault on police, while one of the men is also charged with a provocative act.

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After a period of time, the North Koreans tend to follow up their effective walkout with a provocative act such as a missile test.

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