11.   Relations have thawed recently after a deep chill earlier this year over Chinese saber-rattling in Taiwan and other issues.

12.   Taiwan-South Korea relations have since thawed somewhat, enabling them to exchange non-governmental trade offices that serve as quasi-diplomatic missions.

13.   Their relations have since thawed somewhat, enabling them to exchange non-governmental trade offices that serve as quasi-diplomatic missions.

14.   Their relations have thawed dramatically since the June summit, the first ever between them.

15.   Those relations recently have thawed, after Hussein denounced Iraq earlier this month following reports that Baghdad had been planning a fresh attack on Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

16.   But in January this year, France reportedly agreed not to authorise French firms to help to arm Taiwan in the future as relations thawed.