1.   This is especially true, he said, regarding India, which would try to balance against any Chinese buildup.

2.   Powell said he also raised concerns about what he said was a Chinese military buildup across the Taiwan Strait.

3.   A series of stories appearing in the media in Hong Kong, which cannot be independently confirmed, give the impression of a gradual Chinese buildup to war.

4.   ASEAN countries have been expanding their armies in concern over a Chinese military buildup.

5.   He said a continued Chinese buildup could result in support for a theater missile defense system to protect Taiwan, which the Chinese oppose.

6.   In another development, a Taiwan Foreign Ministry official warned of a Chinese military buildup.

7.   Powell said he also raised concerns about what he said was a Chinese military buildup across the Taiwan Straits.

8.   Taiwan is anxious to strengthen its defenses against what it sees as a Chinese military buildup directed against the island.

9.   The report of a Chinese military buildup also helped push the dollar higher, but investor skepticism later pulled the U.S. currency lower.

10.   The secretary registered concern with the leaders over what he described as a Chinese military buildup across from Taiwan.