61.   Both China and Taiwan offer aid to small countries in hopes of winning diplomatic recognition.

62.   But China is adamant about never sharing diplomatic recognition with Taiwan, and there is no reason to imagine it will make an exception for South Africa.

63.   But Le Soleil said Parizeau planned to obtain swift diplomatic recognition from France, then declare independence for the mostly French-speaking province.

64.   Canada extended diplomatic recognition to North Korea on Wednesday, and Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy said talks on establishing formal diplomatic ties would soon begin.

65.   Chechen Foreign Minister Movladi Udugov insisted on Thursday that Moscow and Grozny should conclude a agreement amounting to diplomatic recognition of Chechnya.

66.   Chinese secretly visited Haiti seeking diplomatic recognition.

67.   China claims Taiwan as a breakaway province with no right to diplomatic recognition of its own.

68.   China considers Taiwan a breakaway province with no right to diplomatic recognition.

69.   China claims Taiwan as a renegade province, and demands that countries recognizing Taiwan sever diplomatic ties before it will extend them diplomatic recognition.

70.   China demands that countries recognizing Taiwan first sever official ties before it will extend them diplomatic recognition.