With the decline of the Ottoman Empire, western powers intervened in Lebanon.

随着奥斯曼帝国的衰落，西方列强插手黎巴嫩。

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Fu said that in the past, Chinese bombers were considered 50 years inferior to those developed by western powers, but that referred to the early types of H-6, not the upgraded H-6K.

傅前哨说，过去外界认为中国的轰炸机比世界强国落后50年，那是指轰- 6的早期型号，而不是升级之后的轰- 6k。

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But it worries the Western powers intervening in Libya.

然而这却让介入利比亚的西方各国产生了顾虑。

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Iran argues that it has a right to nuclear energy, a point of agreement with Western powers.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

Iranian officials are to meet with Western powers later this month to discuss enriching uranium abroad.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

The US and other Western powers are wary of Tehran's nuclear intentions, and suspect that Tehran ultimately intends to produce nuclear weapons, a charge Iran denies.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

However, such activities, though useful, do not require a formal military alliance among the western powers.

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The core Western powers have never seen eye to eye with Russia on foreign policy.

FORBES: Russia Souring On Syria

Western powers overseeing Kosovo have announced the end of their supervision of the tiny Balkan nation.

BBC: Kosovo declared 'fully independent'