51.   China regards Taiwan has a renegade province awaiting reunification and has repeatedly threatened to invade Taiwan if the island declares independence.

52.   Chinese leaders have repeatedly warned they would take Taiwan by force should the island declare formal independence.

53.   China considers Taiwan a renegade province and has threatened to invade if the island declared independence.

54.   China has repeatedly threatened to invade Taiwan should the island declare formal independence.

55.   China on Monday reiterated its threat to invade Taiwan if the nationalist island declares independence.

56.   China reiterated Saturday that it would attack Taiwan if the island declares independence, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

57.   China says it would invade Taiwan should the island ever declare formal independence.

58.   Visiting Chinese Premier Li Peng on Friday warned Taiwan that China would not stand idly by if the nationalist island declared independence.

59.   It has vowed to invade Taiwan if the island ever declares independence.

60.   It has warned of invading Taiwan if the island ever declares independence.