1.   Beijing has not ruled out force to retake the island, and experts say the Bell choppers would be used by the Taiwanese to defend the island.

2.   In Taiwan, Premier Lien Chan stridently asked China to renounce its threat to use force to retake the island before sitting down for talks.

3.   The islands were retaken more than two years later.

4.   Aside from trying to isolate it diplomatically, Beijing has not ruled out using force to retake the island.

5.   Beijing considers Taiwan part of China, and has threatened to retake the island by force.

6.   Beijing views Taiwan, a Cold War ally of the United States, as a rebel province and has threatened to retake the island by force.

7.   Beijing, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province, has said it will never rule out the use of force to retake the island if it declares independence.

8.   Beijing has not ruled out using force to retake the island, especially if it declares independence from China.

9.   Beijing has not ruled out using force to retake the island.

10.   Britain retook the islands in the South Atlantic after Argentinian troops seized the disputed territory.