21.   China has launched missiles and staged massive military maneuvers in seas near Taiwan and has refused to rule out the use of force to retake the island.

22.   China has said it will use force to retake the island if necessary.

23.   China regards Taiwan as a rebel province to be diplomatically isolated and it has not ruled out using force to retake the island.

24.   China regards Taiwan as a renegade province and has threatened to retake the island by force if it declares independence.

25.   China regards Taiwan, seat of the Nationalist government, as a renegade province and refuses to rule out the use of force to retake the island.

26.   China regards the island as a renegade province to be isolated diplomatically and has not ruled out using force to retake the island.

27.   It has vowed to retake the island by force if necessary.

28.   Neither side recognizes the other, and China has refused to rule out using force to retake the island.

29.   Taiwan has been careful not to become too dependent on the market in China, which has never renounced threats to retake the island by force.

30.   That prompted China to repeat threats to retake the island and triggered a sell-off in the Taiwanese stock market.