31.   When Taiwan announced it was holding the drill last month, Beijing condemned the plan as a confrontational gesture which would worsen relations between the two.

32.   Lord did not believe the Clinton-Dalai Lama meeting had worsened relations, recalling that China had always reacted to such encounters in the past.

33.   Tehran has warned Germany that calling Banisadr as a witness will worsen bilateral relations and has asked for his extradition.

34.   The KCNA report warned the South to withdraw its claims about the safety problems of the dam or further risk worsening relations.